Commentary on Sections Studies and reports etc Section 154: Studies at request of particular bodies
398.Sections 35 and 35A of the Audit Commission Act 1998, which allowed the Audit Commission to carry out and charge for consultancy studies at the request of audited bodies, are repealed by this section. Those powers are replaced by the Audit Commission’s new power to provide advice and assistance to public authorities (see paragraph 9 of new Schedule 2A to the Audit Commission Act 1998 inserted by Schedule 11 to the Act).