Part 2

Local government bodies in Wales
Chapter 1

Accounts and audit

Audit of accounts

Fees prescribed by Assembly
21
1
The Assembly may, if it considers it necessary or desirable to do so, prescribe by regulations a scale or scales of fees to have effect in place of a scale or scales prescribed by the Auditor General for Wales under section 20(1).
2
A scale of fees prescribed under subsection (1) has effect for the period specified in relation to it in the regulations.
3
Subsection (4) applies if—
a
a scale of fees is prescribed under subsection (1) in place of a scale prescribed by the Auditor General for Wales, and
b
the scale prescribed by the Auditor General for Wales would otherwise be the appropriate scale for the purposes of section 20(4) and (5).
4
The references to the appropriate scale in section 20(4) and (5) are to be read as references to the appropriate scale prescribed under subsection (1) of this section.
5
Before making regulations under subsection (1) the Assembly must consult—
a
the Auditor General for Wales,
b
any associations of local authorities in Wales which appear to it to be concerned, and
c
any bodies of accountants which appear to it to be appropriate.