Energy Act 2023

Utilities Act 2000 U.K.

4 In section 5XA (laying of accounts before Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly)—

(a) in the heading, for “and Welsh Assembly” substitute “, Senedd Cymru or the Northern Ireland Assembly”;

(b) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) The Authority must send to the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland, in respect of each of its accounting years, a copy of the certified accounts and report of the Authority no later than 31 January of the financial year following that to which the accounts relate.”;

(c) after subsection (3A) insert—

“(3B) The Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland must lay a copy of whatever is sent to it under subsection (2A) before the Northern Ireland Assembly.”;

(d) for subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) In subsections (1) to (3) “certified accounts and report” means those accounts certified under sections 5 and 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, and the report issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General under section 6(3)(a) of that Act.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(a)