§ Amendments made: No. 116, in page 112, leave out lines 9 to 30.
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No. 117, in page 123, line 43, at end insert—
'The Audit Commission Act 1998 (c.00).
§ . The Audit Commission Act 1998 has effect subject to the following amendments.
§ .—(1) Section 40 (power of Secretary of State to direct carrying out of programme agreed between the Corporation and the Audit Commission) is amended as follows.
§ (2) In subsection (1), for "Corporation" substitute "Relevant Authority".
§ (3) In subsection (2), for "Corporation" substitute "Housing Corporation".
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(4) After that subsection insert—
(2A) Where the Secretary of State and the Commission fail to agree a programme proposed by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State may direct that the programme be carried out either without modifications or with modifications specified in the direction.
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(5) In subsections (4) and (6), for "Corporation" (in each place) substitute "Relevant Authority".
. In section 41(1) and (4) (provisions supplementary to section 40), for "Corporation" substitute "Relevant Authority".
. In section 42 (functions of Audit Commission in relation to accounts of registered social landlords), for "Corporation" (in each place) substitute "Relevant Authority".
. In section 43 (interpretation), for "Corporation" substitute "Relevant Authority".'—[Mr. Jon Owen Jones.]