PART 1LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT
Other functions of the Auditor General for Wales
I1C127Fees
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F3The Wales Audit Office must prescribe scales of fees in respect of—
a
audits carried out under section 17;
b
assessments carried out under section 18;
c
special inspections.
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Different scales may be prescribed in respect of the different activities described in subsection (1), different types of the same activity and different types of Welsh improvement authority.
3
An authority audited, assessed or inspected as mentioned in subsection (1) must, subject to subsection (4), pay to F4the Wales Audit Office, in accordance with a scheme for charging fees prepared under section 24 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, the fee payable under the appropriate scale.
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But a fee charged under this section may not exceed the full cost of exercising the function to which it relates.
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Before prescribing a scale of fees under this section F6the Wales Audit Office must consult—
a
the Welsh Ministers, and
b
persons appearing to F6the Wales Audit Office to represent authorities which may be audited, assessed or inspected as mentioned in subsection (1).
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