The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (Commencement, Consequential Amendments, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Order 2013

Transitional Provisions

4.—(1) In relation to the period where an auditor’s appointment under section 13 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004(1) is continued by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act, the following have effect as if they had not been amended by this Order—

(a) the definition of “the auditor” in regulation 2 of the Local Authorities (Contracts) Regulations 1997(2);

(b) regulation 6(5)(b) of the Education Standards Grants (Wales) Regulations 2002(3);

(c) regulation 5(4)(b) of the Education (Capital Grants) (Wales) Regulations 2002(4);

(d) regulation 6(6)(b) of the Education (Assembly Learning Grant Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2002(5); and

(e) the Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2005(6).

(2) The appointment of any person as an auditor under section 145B(5)(b) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(7) continues to have effect until the end of the period for which the appointment was made (subject to any earlier termination).

(3) The amendments made to article 4(2)(c)(v) of the Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Exclusion Order 1998(8) by this Order do not apply to contracts entered into on or before 31 March 2014.

(1)

2004 c. 23.

(2)

S.I. 1997/2862 as amended by S.I. 2005/761 (W. 65). There are other amending instruments which are not relevant to this Order.

(3)

S.I. 2002/438 (W. 56) as amended by S.I. 2005/761 (W. 65).

(4)

S.I. 2002/679 (W. 76) as amended by S.I. 2005/761 (W. 65).

(5)

S.I. 2002/1857 (W. 181) as amended by S.I. 2005/761 (W. 65). There are other amending instruments which are not relevant to this Order.

(6)

S.I. 2005/368 (W. 34) to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(7)

1998 c. 38.

(8)

S.I. 1998/648 as amended by S.I. 2005/757 (W. 62). There is another amending instrument which is not relevant to this Order.