# The Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 14


Paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an opted in authority as if in subsection (1) of the inserted text—
(a) for “relevant authority” the second time it appears, there were substituted “appointing person who appointed the auditor”; and
(b) after “section 1248” there were inserted “, and must ensure that the authority is either not required to pay a fee for the first audit, or is refunded any fee paid”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/192/schedule/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-audit-appointing-person-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-14
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