Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 20042

1

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—

9

“Corporate joint committee” means a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.