The Local Government ACT, 1894, and the Subsequent Statutes Affecting Parish Councils (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...accounts are subject to audit in pursuance of section 58 of the Local Government Act, 1894; To the District Auditors for the time being authorised to audit the accounts of the said joint committees respectively; And to all others whom it may concern. Whereas by sub-sections (1), (2), and (3) of section 58 of the Local Government Act, 1894, it is enacted as follows: "58.--(1) The accounts of the receipts and payments of parish and district councils, and of parish meetings for parishes not having parish councils, and their committees and officers, shall be made up yearly to the thirty-first day of March, or in the case of accounts which are required to be audited half-vearly, then halfyearly to the thirtieth day of September and the thirty-first day of March in each year, and in such form as the Local Government Board prescribe. "(2) The said accounts shall, except in the case of accounts audited by the auditors of a borough, (but inclusive of the accounts of a joint committee appointed by a borough council with another council not being a borough council, ) be audited by a district auditor, and the enactments relating to audit by district auditors of accounts of urban sanitary authorities and their officers, and to all matters incidental thereto and consequential thereon, shall apply accordingly, except that in the case of the accounts of rural district councils, their committees and officers, the audit shall be half-yearly instead of yearly. "(3) The Local Government Board may, with respect to any audit to which this section applies, make rules modifying the enactments as to publication of notice of the audit and of the abstract of accounts and the report of the auditor." And whereas by an Order dated the 20th day of May, 1895 (a), We, th...