F1135 Inspection of accounts.E+W
(1)The accounts of—
(a)any university;
(b)any higher education corporation; or
[F2(c) any designated institution within the meaning of section 129A of this Act]
shall be open to the inspection of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
(2)In the case of any higher education corporation or of any such institution as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (c) above—
(a)the power conferred by subsection (1) above; and
(b)the powers under sections 6 and 8 of the M1National Audit Act 1983 (examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of certain bodies and access to documents and information) conferred on the Comptroller and Auditor General by virtue of section 6(3)(c) of that Act;
shall be exercisable only in, or in relation to accounts or other documents which relate to, any financial year in which expenditure is incurred by the corporation, or by the governing body of the institution in question, in respect of which [F3financial support has been given to them under section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 135(2) modified by S.I. 1993/563 art. 2(b)(i), Sch.1 as amended (19.4.1993) by 1993/870, art.2
F2S. 135(1)(c) substituted (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 36(a); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1.
F3Words in s. 135(2) substituted (1. 4. 1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 36(b); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch.3.
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