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Audit (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996

1996 c. 10 · Enacted 29 April 1996 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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An Act to extend the functions of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales; to alter the financial year of that Commission and of the Accounts Commission for Scotland; to make provision about the manner of publication of certain information required to be published in pursuance of a direction of either Commission; and to repeal paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Finance Act 1982.

[29th April 1996]

I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Commencement

I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent and wholly in force at 29.6.1996 see s. 1(2)

Contents

  1. Audit Commission: extension of functions, etc.
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. Financial years of the Commissions
  5. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 4Financial year of Accounts Commission for Scotland.
  7. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  8. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 7Short title and extent.

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4Financial year of Accounts Commission for Scotland.

(1)

In section 98 of the M1Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (expenses and accounts of Accounts Commission for Scotland)—

(a)

in subsection (5), for the words “30th November” substitute “ 31st March ”; and

(b)

after subsection (6) add—

“(7)

In this section, “financial year” means the period of twelve months ending with 31st October in any year.”.

(2)

In section 235(1) of the 1973 Act (interpretation), in the definition of “financial year”, after the word “has” insert “ , except in section 98, ”.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2)—

(a)

shall first have effect in relation to—

(i)

such year; or

(ii)

such greater or lesser period than a year,

ending, in either case, with 31st October, as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument specify; and

(b)

shall thereafter have effect in relation to years so ending,

and as respects any period specified under paragraph (a)(ii) the subsection added by subsection (1)(b) shall be construed as if referring to that period and not to a period of twelve months.

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7Short title and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Audit (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996.

(2)

This Act, apart from this section and sections 4 and 5, does not extend to Scotland.

(3)

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.