# Ports (Finance) Act 1985, Section 4: Audit of certain harbour authorities’ accounts.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where by virtue of an existing local provision any function of appointing or revoking the appointment of the auditor of a relevant harbour authority or determining the amount of the remuneration or expenses payable to such an auditor is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown, it shall be exercisable instead by the authority itself; and any requirement that the consent or approval of such a Minister be given with respect to the exercise of such a function shall cease to have effect.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such provision, a person shall not be appointed as auditor of a relevant harbour authority unless he is eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/30/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ports-finance-act-1985/section-4
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