Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 20042
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The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 is amended as follows.
2
In section 12(1) (local government bodies in Wales), after paragraph (b) insert—
ba
a corporate joint committee;
3
In section 25 (procedure for consideration of reports and recommendations), after subsection (8) insert—
8A
Where a duty imposed on a body by this section is imposed on a corporate joint committee, the duty may not be discharged on behalf of the corporate joint committee by—
a
a sub-committee of the corporate joint committee, or
b
any other person.
4
In section 59 (interpretation of Part 2), after subsection (8) insert—
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“Corporate joint committee” means a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.