Article 20 Standards Board for England

(1)

Paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 2000^f1 (accounts of the Standards Board for England) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

after “Standards Board” insert “in respect of financial years ending on or before 31st March 2004”, and

(b)

after “each” insert “such”.

(3)

After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)

The Standards Board must send to the Comptroller and Auditor General a copy of the statement of accounts prepared under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of each financial year ending on or after 31st March 2005 as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates.

(4B)

The Comptroller and Auditor General must examine, certify and report on each statement of accounts sent to him by the Board under sub-paragraph (4A) and must lay a copy of the statement and his report on it before each House of Parliament.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2000 c. 22.