Paragraph 13 I1

England and Wales

(1)

F1For the purpose of assisting the Speaker's Committee to discharge their functions under paragraphs 11 and 12 in respect of any year when both an estimate under paragraph 11 and a five-year plan under paragraph 12 are submitted to them, the Comptroller and Auditor General must F2before the Committee consider the estimate and plan —

(a)

carry out an examination into the economy, efficiency or effectiveness (or any combination thereof) with which the Commission has used its resources in discharging its functions (or, if the Comptroller and Auditor General so determines, any particular function),

(b)

report to the Speaker's Committee the results of the examination, and

(c)

include in the report such recommendations as the Comptroller and Auditor General considers appropriate in the light of the examination.

(2)

Section 8 of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44) (right to obtain documents and information) applies in relation to any examination under this paragraph as it applies in relation to an examination under section 6 of that Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1) substituted (1.1.2016) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 95(6)(a), 115(7); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 3(c)
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1) substituted (1.1.2016) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 95(6)(b), 115(7); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 3(c)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(dd)

Notes on Examination by Comptroller and Auditor General

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 1 para. 13 cross-heading substituted (1.1.2016) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 95(7), 115(7); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 3(c)