24.—(1) This section applies where—
(a)a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General is required by this Act to be laid before the Assembly, and
(b)it is not laid by the relevant department within the time allowed by this Act.
(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall lay the report before the Assembly as soon as possible.
(3) Section 18 of the 1921 Act (reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General) shall cease to have effect.