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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-audit-smaller-authorities-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111126103",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-audit-smaller-authorities-regulations-2015",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Procedure for appointment",
  "text": "Section 8 applies in relation to an opted in authority which is not an exempt authority as if—\n(a) subsection (1) were omitted;\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) for “The relevant authority” there were substituted “An opted in authority”;\n(ii) for “the appointment is made” there were substituted “the appointment of a local auditor in relation to the authority is notified to the authority by the specified person”;\n(iii) in paragraph (a), for “it has made” there were substituted “the specified person has made”;\n(iv) at the end of paragraph (b) there were inserted “and”;\n(v) paragraphs (d) and (e) were omitted;\n(c) in subsection (3) “relevant” were omitted;\n(d) in subsection (4)—\n(i) for “A relevant authority” the first time it appears there were substituted “An authority”;\n(ii) in paragraph (a) the words from “in the case” to “health service body,” were omitted;\n(iii) paragraphs (b) and (c) were omitted;\n(e) in subsection (5) “relevant” were omitted; and\n(f) subsection (6) were omitted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126103/schedule/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:11:02.113916+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}