Amendment of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

2.—(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.”