Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

Type Public General Act
Publication 2004-09-16
Last updated 2025-09-04
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
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Words in s. 46(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by virtue of Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 50 (with Sch. 3 paras. 2, 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)

308

Word in s. 32(10) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 124; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

310

Words in s. 64D(2)(b) inserted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 63(2); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 2) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

311

Words in s. 64D(3) inserted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 63(3); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 2) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

312

S. 64D(3)(a)-(ab) substituted for s. 64D(3)(a) (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 63(4); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 2) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

313

Words in s. 64D(4) inserted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 63(5); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 2) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

314

S. 64D(6)(b)(ii) substituted (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 63(6); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x) (with Sch. para. 2) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

315

Sch. 2 paras. 32-38 repealed (1.4.2015) by Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2; S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(a) (with arts. 5-8 Sch.) (as amended (27.6.2016) by S.I. 2016/675, art. 2)

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Sch. 3 para. 2(c) and preceding word omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 65(3)(c) (with Sch. 12 para. 66); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x)

327

Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(b) and preceding word omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2), s. 49(1), Sch. 12 para. 65(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 66); S.I. 2015/841, art. 3(x)

329

Sch. 2 paras. 27-30, 37 repealed (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 321(1), 325, Sch. 16; S.I. 2010/862, art. 3 (with savings in Sch.)

331

Words in s. 64C(3)(a) substituted (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 99(2) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

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346

Words in s. 24(7) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b) (with regs. 10, 11)

347

Words in s. 24(5)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(i) (with regs. 10, 11)

348

Words in s. 24(5)(b)(i) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(ii) (with regs. 10, 11)

349

Words in s. 24(5)(b)(ii) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(iii) (with regs. 10, 11)

350

Words in s. 26(3)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)(i) (with regs. 10, 11)

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Words in s. 26(6) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c)(i) (with regs. 10, 11)

354

Words in s. 26(6) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/356), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c)(ii) (with regs. 10, 11)

Local government bodies in Wales

Publicity for meetings under section 25

Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities

Studies on impact of statutory provisions etc

Public bodies subject to audit etc

Audit of accounts of officers

Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities

Meaning of “Welsh NHS body”

Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities

Power to conduct data matching exercises

Publication

Public bodies subject to audit etc

Minor and consequential amendments

Transfer of property etc to Wales Audit Office

Local government bodies in Wales

Disclosure of information by or on behalf of public authorities

Disclosure of results of data matching etc

Disclosure of results of data matching etc

Disclosure of results of data matching etc

Transfer of property etc to Wales Audit Office

Local government bodies in Wales

Minor and consequential amendments

Welsh NHS bodies

Local government bodies in Wales

Mandatory provision of data

Protection from defamation claims

Local government bodies in Wales

67B

For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication in a communication between the Auditor General for Wales or the Wales Audit Office and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales of a matter in connection with a joint investigation conducted under section 68(2) of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019, is absolutely privileged.

Fees for data matching

Functions transferred to Assembly

Transfer of property etc to Wales Audit Office

Welsh NHS bodies

Publication

Minor and consequential amendments

Publication

Minor and consequential amendments

Protection from defamation claims

Publication

Minor and consequential amendments

Protection from defamation claims

Local government bodies in Wales

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