UK Act of Parliament 1987 c. 460 United Kingdom

The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Title and commencement
s.art002 Interpretation
s.art003 Discharge of functions by Comptroller and Auditor General
s.art004 Salary and pension of Comptroller and Auditor General
s.art004 Pension of Comptroller and Auditor General: supplementary
s.art005 The Northern Ireland Audit Office
s.art006 Expenses and accounts of Northern Ireland Audit Office
s.art007 Audit fees
s.art008 Northern Ireland departments, public bodies,
s.art009 Other bodies mainly supported by public funds
s.art011 Reports to the Assembly
s.art015 Amendment and Repeals
s.paragraph/p6 Art. 10 rep. by 2003 NI 5
s.paragraph/p8 Arts. 12‐14 rep. by 2001 c. 6 (NI)
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 12 shown
s.sch002 (1) The auditor shall be a member of one or more of the bodies mentioned... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appoint a professionally qualified auditor for public sector auditsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The provisions of sections 10(1) and 21(2) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Auditor must certify and submit resource accounts to the DepartmentCrown / Minister / Government department
10 other schedules
s.sch001 The person for the time being holding the office of Comptroller and Auditor General shall...
s.sch001 (1) The Comptroller and Auditor General may, for the purposes of his functions as such,...
s.sch001 (1) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall appoint such staff for the Northern Ireland Audit...
s.sch001 (1) The staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office shall be appointed at such remuneration...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), anything which under any statutory provision is required...
s.sch001 (1) It shall be the duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General to make, by...
s.sch001 (1) On the appointed day— (a) all assets (other than land) held or used immediately...
s.sch002 The auditor shall have power to carry out economy, efficiency and effectiveness examinations of the...
s.sch002 The auditor shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such...
s.schedule n3 para.wrapper1n2 Schedule 3—Repeals

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