17 Appointment of auditor by specified person
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (2014 c 2) | Legislation

17  Appointment of auditor by specified person

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the appointment, by a person (an “appointing person”) specified by the Secretary of State, of a local auditor to audit the accounts of a relevant authority to which the regulations apply.

(2)     Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular—

(a)     make provision about the persons that may be specified as an appointing person;

(b)     make provision about the procedure for specifying a person and for an appointing person's specification to come to an end in prescribed circumstances;

(c)     make provision about the consequences of an appointing person's specification coming to an end, including—

(i)     for the exercise of functions by the Secretary of State, and

(ii)     for the transfer of the

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