Joint committees etc
20.—(1) Any joint committee, joint board, combined authority or National Park authority to which these regulations apply shall deposit with each constituent authority—
(a)within the period of fourteen days specified by regulation 18(2), a copy of the auditor’s report, and
(b)where the committee, board or authority is a body to which regulation 7(3) applies, on giving notice under regulation 18(1), a copy of the statement of accounts.
(2) In this regulation—
(a)“constituent authority” means any county, district, London borough or parish council for the time being entitled to appoint members of the committee, board or authority in question; and in relation to a National Park authority includes—
(i)the Secretary of State; and
(ii)the Countryside Agency(1).
See article 3 of the Development Commission (Transfer of Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 (SI 1999/416) regarding the change of name of the Countryside Commission to the Countryside Agency and the transfer to the Countryside Agency of various functions.