HC Deb 17 July 1972 vol 841 cc320-1

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS AND RIGHT OF OBJECTION

Amendments made: No. 335, in page 99, line 30, leave out 'a district auditor' and insert: 'an auditor under this Part of this Act'.

No. 336, in page 99, line 32, leave out 'documents' and insert: 'books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts'.

No. 337, in page 99, line 33, leave out from 'and' to end of line 44 and insert: 'those other documents.

(2) At the request of a local government elector for any area to which those accounts relate, the auditor shall give the elector or any representative of his an opportunity to question the auditor about the accounts.

(3) If the audit is conducted by a district auditor, any local government elector for any area to which those accounts relate, or any representative of his, may attend before the auditor and make objections to any of those accounts.

(4) If the audit is conducted by an approved auditor, any such local government elector as is referred to in subsection (3) above may make an application to the Secretary of State requesting him to direct a district auditor to hold an extraordinary audit of the accounts under section 163 below'.—[Mr. Graham Page.]

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