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Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004

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As published

54ZA Consent under section 54(2ZC)

(1) Consent for the purposes of section 54(2ZC) must be obtained in accordance with this section. (2) A person requesting consent (“ the applicant ”) must make a request for consent which— (a) is in writing, (b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, (c) describes the information in relation to which consent is requested, and (d) identifies the person to whom the information will be disclosed. (3) Consent must be given except where the disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the effective performance of a function imposed or conferred on the Auditor General for Wales ... by or under an enactment. (4) Consent may be given or refused orally or in writing; but where it is given or refused orally the consent or refusal must be confirmed in writing. (5) A refusal (or, where the refusal is oral, the confirmation of the refusal) must contain the reasons for the refusal. (6) The Auditor General for Wales must give or refuse consent not later than the twentieth working day following the day on which the request is received. (7) “ Working day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.

Your change, as a redline

54ZA Consent under section 54(2ZC)

(1) Consent for the purposes of section 54(2ZC) must be obtained in accordance with this section. (2) A person requesting consent (“ the applicant ”) must make a request for consent which— (a) is in writing, (b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, (c) describes the information in relation to which consent is requested, and (d) identifies the person to whom the information will be disclosed. (3) Consent must be given except where the disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the effective performance of a function imposed or conferred on the Auditor General for Wales ... by or under an enactment. (4) Consent may be given or refused orally or in writing; but where it is given or refused orally the consent or refusal must be confirmed in writing. (5) A refusal (or, where the refusal is oral, the confirmation of the refusal) must contain the reasons for the refusal. (6) The Auditor General for Wales must give or refuse consent not later than the twentieth working day following the day on which the request is received. (7) “ Working day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.

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