COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS

Section 21 - special inspections

43.Section 21 permits the Auditor General for Wales to conduct a special inspection of a Welsh improvement authority.

44.The Auditor General for Wales may conduct such an inspection where the Auditor General or any of the relevant regulators believe that a relevant authority may fail to comply with the requirements of this part.

45.The Auditor General for Wales must consult the Welsh Ministers before making his/her decision to conduct a special inspection

46.Subsection (4) allows the Welsh Ministers to direct the Auditor General for Wales to carry out a special inspection, but before doing so they must consult the Auditor General for Wales.