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Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board: Scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Robert Sheldon

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—For paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (accounts of the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board) there shall be substituted—

            "(1) The Board must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year of the Board;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (2) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

            (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under this paragraph;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under subparagraph (3) above and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanation as are necessary for that purpose.".'.

Development councils: scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Robert Sheldon

NC9

To move the following Clause—

    '.—In section 7 of the Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947 (reports and accounts of development councils) for subsections (2) to (4) there shall be substituted—

            "(2) A development council must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year of the council;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (3) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

            (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under this section;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (5) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under subsection (4) above and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanation as are necessary for that purpose".'.

Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England: scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Robert Sheldon

NC10

To move the following Clause—

    '.—For paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to the National Heritage Act 1983 there shall be substituted—

            "(1) The Commission must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year of the Commission;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (2) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

            (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under this paragraph;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under subparagraph (3) above and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanation as are necessary for that purpose.

            (5) In this paragraph 'financial year' means the period commencing with the day of the Commission's establishment and ending with the second 31st March following that day, and each successive period of 12 months.".'.

English Partnerships: Scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Robert Sheldon

NC11

To move the following Clause—

    '.—(1) Schedule 18 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 shall be amended as follows—

    (2) For paragraph 9 (accounts) there shall be substituted—

            "9.—(1) The Agency must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year of the Board;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (2) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.";

      (b) For paragraph 10 (audit) there shall be substituted—

            "10.—(1) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under paragraph 9 above;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (2) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under this paragraph and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanation as are necessary for that purpose.".'.

Environment Agency: scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis

Mr Alan Williams

Mr Robert Sheldon

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    '—(1) Section 46 of the Environment Act 1995 shall be amended as follows—

    (2) For subsections (1) to (4) there shall be substituted—

    

        "(1) The Agency must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year of the Agency;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (2) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secreary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

            (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under this section;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under subsection (4) above and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanation as are necessary for that purpose."; and

      (b) Subsection 5 shall cease to have effect.'.

Food From Britain: scrutiny

   

Mr David Davis
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Robert Sheldon

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Section 5 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1983 (accounts and annual reports) shall be amended as follows.

    (2) For subsections (1) to (4) there shall be substituted—

            "(1) Food from Britain must—

            (a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to them;

            (b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year;

            (c) send copies of the statement to the Secretary of State and to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may determine.

            (2) The statement of accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary of State as to—

            (a) the information to be contained in it;

            (b) the manner in which the information is to be presented;

            (c) the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

            (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

            (a) examine, certify and report on each statement received by him under this section;

            (b) lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

            (4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall have a right of access at all reasonable times to all such documents as he may require for carrying out any examination under subsection (3) above and shall be entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for any such document such information and explanations as are necessary for that purpose.";

    (3) Subsection (5) shall cease to have effect.

    (4) From line 3 "together" to line 4 "year" of subsection (7) shall cease to have effect; and

    (5) Subsection (8) shall cease to have effect.'.

 
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