Section 53 Inspection of accounts.I1

England and Wales

(1)

The accounts of—

(a)

any further education corporation,

F1(aa)

any sixth form college corporation, and

(b)

any designated institution,

shall be open to the inspection of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

C1(2)

In the case of any such corporation or institution—

(a)

the power conferred by subsection (1) above, and

(b)

the powers under sections 6 and 8 of the M1National Audit Act 1983 (examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of certain bodies and access to documents and information) conferred on the Comptroller and Auditor General by virtue of section 6(3)(c) of that Act,

shall be exercisable only in, or in relation to accounts or other documents which relate to, any financial year in which expenditure is incurred by the corporation, or by the governing body of the institution in question, in respect of which grants, loans or other payments are made to them under F2section 15ZA F3or 18A of the Education Act 1996, section 14 of the Education Act 2002 or section F4... 100 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 53(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 93(2) (with art. 2(3))
F2: Words in s. 53(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 93(3) (with art. 2(3))
F3: Words in s. 53(2) inserted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 12 para. 24(a); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F4: Words in s. 53(2) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 12 para. 24(b); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

Marginal citations

M1: 1983 c. 44.

Modifications

C1: S. 53(2) modified by S.I. 1993/563, art. 2 Sch.1 (as amended (19.4.1993) by 1993/870, art. 2)

Commencement

I1: S. 53 wholly in force at 30.9.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 2