Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st January 20123.

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st January 2012—

(a)

section 13 (remuneration arrangements);

(b)

section 17 for the purpose of paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act (principles reflected in code of practice);

(c)

section 20(3) and Schedule 2 (National Audit Office) to the extent that those provisions are not brought into force by article 2;

(d)

section 22 so far as necessary for bringing into force the provisions specified in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g);

(e)

the following paragraphs of Schedule 3 (relationship between NAO and Comptroller and Auditor General)—

(i)

paragraph 1 (strategy);

(ii)

paragraph 6(1) and (2) (delegation of Comptroller and Auditor General’s functions);

(iii)

paragraphs 10 to 12 (code of practice);

(f)

paragraph 2(1), (3) and (4) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 for the purposes of—

(i)

approving the provision of services under paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule; and

(ii)

determining the maximum amount of resources that the Comptroller and Auditor General may require for the function of providing those services;

(g)

paragraph 8(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 3 for the purpose of preparing a scheme for charging audit fees;

(h)

section 23 for the purpose of authorising NAO’s expenditure for the first financial year;

(i)

section 26(1) so far as necessary for bringing into force the provisions specified in paragraph (j); and

(j)

the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 (transitional provision relating to Part 2)—

(i)

paragraph 1 (transfer of property etc);

(ii)

paragraph 5 (old Comptroller and Auditor General to continue to be Comptroller and Auditor General);

(iii)

paragraph 9 (NAO’s procedural rules before rules made under paragraph 18 of Schedule 2).