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Section 113 Qualifications of responsible officer.C1C2C3C4C5C6C7

England and Wales

(1)

On and after the commencement day the person having responsibility for the administration of the financial affairs of a relevant authority under section 151 of the 1972 Act, section 73 of the 1985 Act F1section 127 of the 1999 Act or section 112 above shall fulfil the requirement in one (or the requirements in each) of the paragraphs of subsection (2) below.

(2)

The requirements are that—

(a)

he is a member of one or more of the bodies mentioned in subsection (3) below;

C8(b)

immediately before the commencement day he had responsibility for the administration of the financial affairs of any of the authorities mentioned in section 111(2)(a) to (k) above under section 151 of the 1972 Act or section 73 of the 1985 Act.

(3)

The bodies are—

(a)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales,

(b)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland,

(c)

the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants,

(d)

the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy,

(e)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland,

(f)

the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and

(g)

any other body of accountants established in the United Kingdom and for the time being approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

(4)

The authority mentioned in subsection (2)(b) above need not be the same as that under consideration for the purpose of applying subsection (1) above.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 113(1) inserted (8.5.2000 for certain purposes and 3.7.2000 in so far as not already in force) by 1999 c. 29, s. 129 (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 1999/3434, arts. 3, 4

Modifications

C1

S. 113 applied (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

C2

S. 113 applied (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(3); S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(c)

C3

S. 113 applied (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(4); S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(b)

C4

S. 113 applied by 2004 c. 21, s. 4D(6) (as inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 5; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38)

C5

S. 113 excluded (8.5.2017) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 14

C6

S. 113 excluded (29.6.2026) by 2011 c. 13, Sch. 10A para. 53 (as inserted by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 24 (with s. 102))

C7

S. 113 modified (5.10.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) (Pensions etc.) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1011), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 8(a) (with Sch. para. 10)

C8

S. 113(2)(b) applied (with modifications) (4.6.1996) by S.I. 1996/1243, art. 18, Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 4(2)

Notes on Part VIII

Modifications

C1

Pt. VIII (ss. 111-116) applied (temp. from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/1042, art. 4(1)

Pt. VIII (ss. 111-116) applied (with modifications) (4.6.1996) by S.I. 1996/1243, art. 18, Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 4(1)

Power to make provision about matters of the kind dealt with by Pt. VIII (ss. 111-116) conferred (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4 para. (i); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 3(2)(m) (with art. 3(3))

Pt. VIII: power to apply conferred (31.8.2000) by 1997 c. 25, s. 59D(4) (as inserted (31.8.2000) by 1999 c. 22, s. 83(2), (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2000/1920, art. 3(b)

C2

Pt. VIII applied (with modifications) (24.3.2005) by The New Forest National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/421), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 2

C3

Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (24.3.2010) by The South Downs National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/497), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 2

C4

Pt. VIII applied (with modifications) (1.7.2015) by The National Park Authorities (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/770), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 3