Government Resources And Accounts Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. Audit of bodies by the Comptroller and Auditor General 2 The accounts of the following bodies shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General— a the Horserace Betting Levy Board , in relation to levy periods ending on or after 31st March 2013; b the probation trusts specified in the Schedule to this Order , in relation to financial years ending on or after 31st March 2013. Horserace Betting Levy Board 3 1 In respect of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, the reference in section 31(1) of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 to audit of the accounts of the Levy Board by qualified accountants appointed for that purpose by the Board shall be read as a reference to audit of those accounts by the Comptroller and Auditor General. 2 Accordingly, the Comptroller and Auditor General shall— a examine, certify and report on the Levy Board’s statements of account in respect of each levy period; and b send a copy of the statements with the report to the Levy Board. 3 In this article, “levy period” is to be construed in accordance with section 27(1) of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963. 4 This article has effect only in relation to statements of accounts for levy periods ending on or after 31st March 2013. Probation trusts 4 1 In the Audit Commission Act 1998 omit— a paragraph (fa) of section 11(2) ; and b paragraph (q) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 . 2 For sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Offender Management Act 2007 substitute— 2 A probation trust (other than a Welsh probation trust) must send a copy of each statement of accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year to which the accounts relate. 2A The Comptroller and Auditor General must— a examine, certify and report on each statement received under sub-paragraph (2); and b send a copy of each report and certified statement to the Secretary of State. 2B The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report and certified statement sent under sub-paragraph (2A)(b). . 3 Omit paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 1 to the Offender Management Act 2007. 4 In regulation 2(1) of the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011 , in the definition of “relevant body” for the words “, a local probation board or a probation trust” substitute the words “or a local probation board”. 5 The amendments and repeals made by this article have effect only in relation to statements of accounts for financial years ending on or after 31st March 2013. Non-profit-making companies 5 In the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009 , insert the following entries at the appropriate places in the table— Company name Date Company number High Speed Two (HS2) Limited 1 April 2011 06791686 The National Museum of the Royal Navy 1 April 2011 06699696 United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited 1 April 2011 06990867 Bodies no longer subject to audit by Comptroller and Auditor General 6 1 In article 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003 omit the following entries— Fleet Air Arm Museum Royal Marines Museum Royal Naval Museum Royal Naval Submarine Museum. 2 That Order is to have effect without the amendment made by paragraph (1) in relation to— a the accounts of the Fleet Air Arm Museum for the period that starts on 1st April 2011 and ends on 31st July 2011; b the accounts of the Royal Marines Museum for the period that starts on 1st April 2011 and ends on 30th June 2011; and c the accounts of the Royal Naval Submarine Museum for the period that starts on 1st April 2011 and ends on 31st May 2011. 7 1 In the Schedule to the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009, omit the following entries in the table— Company name Date Company Number Firebuy Limited Phoenix Sports Limited The School Food Trust 1 April 2009 1 April 2008 1 April 2008 05568715 03487652 05386058 2 That Order is to have effect without the amendment made by paragraph (1) in relation to— a the accounts of Firebuy Limited for the financial years ending on 31st March 2011 and 31st March 2012; and b the accounts of the School Food Trust for the period that starts on 1st April 2011 and ends on 30th September 2011. Michael Fabricant James Duddridge Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 14th March 2012