Public Audit (Wales) Act 20046.

(1)

The Public Audit (Wales) Act 200431 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 41 (studies for improving economy etc. in services), in subsection (1), in paragraph (a)32 for “local government bodies in Wales that are Welsh improvement authorities for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009” substitute“—

(i)

county councils and county borough councils in Wales;

(ii)

fire and rescue authorities in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;

(iii)

National Park authorities for National Parks in Wales;”.

(3)

In section 54 (restriction on disclosure of information)—

(a)

in subsection (1)33—

(i)

in paragraph (aa)34 after “pursuant to” insert “a provision of Chapter 1 of Part 6 or”;

(ii)

in paragraph (b)35 after “Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009” insert “or Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”;

(b)

in subsection (2)36, in paragraph (b)37, after “Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009” insert “or Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.