UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015/192 United Kingdom

The Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations 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.

s.020 Duty to provide information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Provide information that the appointing person reasonably requiresLocal authority
41 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.001 The Act applies subject to the modifications to the Act... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Appointment of local auditor (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Specification of a person to appoint local auditors
s.003 Procedure for appointment (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Procedure for specifying an appointing person
s.004 Requirement to have auditor panel (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Ending specification
s.005 Functions of auditor panel (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Consequences of end of specification
s.006 Failure of appointing person to appoint local auditor (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Additional functions of appointing person
s.007 Failure of principal authority to appoint local auditor (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Invitation to principal authorities
s.008 Modification to Schedule 3 (further provisions about appointment of local auditors) (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Acceptance of an invitation
s.009 Modification to Schedule 5 (eligibility and regulation of local auditors) (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Right to become an opted in authority during a compulsory appointing period
s.010 Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an... (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Right to request to become an opted in authority during a compulsory appointing period
s.011 Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to a... (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Opted in authority ceasing to be principal authority: duty to notify
s.012 Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to a... (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Appointment of local auditors to opted in authorities
s.013 Paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an... (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Retention of local auditor by non-qualifying authority
s.014 Paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an... (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Resignation and removal of auditors
s.015 Modification to Schedule 6 (codes of audit practice and guidance) (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Setting of fee scales for audits
s.016 Modification to Schedule 11 (disclosure of information) (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Setting of fee for audit
s.017 Modification to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Payment of fee
s.018 Modification to the National Health Service Act 2006 (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Requirements in relation to certain functions
s.019 Paragraph 4 of Schedule 15 to that Act applies in... (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Notices
s.022 Electronic service
s.023 Modifications to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and other Acts

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