Article 20 Economy, efficiency and effectiveness examinations

Subject to paragraph (4) of this article, the provisions of this article shall cease to apply when paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 comes into force^f1.

Part II of the National Audit Act 1983^f2 (economy, efficiency and effectiveness examinations) (referred to in this article as “the 1983 Act”) shall apply in relation to any person required to prepare accounts by virtue of article 17 of this Order as it applies to any department in respect of which appropriation accounts are required to be prepared under the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1866, subject to the following modification.

Section 9 of the 1983 Act (reports of value for money studies) shall have effect so far as it relates to a report published on or after the principal appointed day of the results of any examination carried out by virtue of this article (other than an examination in relation to the Secretary of State) as if the reference to the House of Commons were to the Parliament.

The provisions of this article shall remain in force and have effect after the coming into force of paragraph 20 of Schedule 8 so far as may be necessary for the purpose of enabling the completion of any examination, and the making of a report on such an examination, in the course of being carried out under Part II of the 1983 Act, as applied by this article, before the date on which that paragraph came into force, and for the purpose of enabling the making of any report on an examination carried out under that Part of the 1983 Act, as applied by this article, before that date.