Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004
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1
The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 is amended as follows.
2
In section 41 (studies for improving economy etc. in services), in subsection (1), in paragraph (a) 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) —
i
in paragraph (aa) after “pursuant to” insert “a provision of Chapter 1 of Part 6 or”;
ii
in paragraph (b) 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) , in paragraph (b) , after “Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009” insert “or Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.
2004 c. 23.
Paragraph (a) was amended by paragraph 27(2) of Schedule 8 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, paragraph 35 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure and paragraph 46 of Schedule 4 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
Subsection (1) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 4 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
Paragraph (aa) was inserted by paragraph (a) of section 160 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
Paragraph (b) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure and paragraph 55 of Schedule 4 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.
Paragraphs (ba) and (bb) were inserted into subsection (2) by paragraph (b) of section 160 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
Paragraph (b) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure and paragraph 55 of Schedule 4 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013.