Paragraph 17 AuditI1

This paragraph applies in relation to each statement of accounts submitted to the Auditor General for Wales by the Learning Welsh Institute under paragraph 16(3)(a).

The Auditor General for Wales must—

The Auditor General for Wales must, before the end of the period of 4 months beginning with the day the statement of accounts is submitted (“the 4-month period”), lay before Senedd Cymru—

Where a statement is laid under sub-paragraph (3)(b), the Auditor General must lay before Senedd Cymru a copy of the certified statement of accounts and report as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the 4-month period.

In complying with sub-paragraph (2), the Auditor General for Wales must examine and report on whether, in the opinion of the Auditor General, the expenditure to which the accounts relate has been incurred lawfully and in accordance with the authority governing that expenditure.