42.2  Authority Accounts

For the purpose of:

(a)  the examination and certification of the Authority's accounts; or

(b)  any examination pursuant to Section 6(1) of the National Audit Act 1983 of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Authority has used its resources,

the Comptroller and Auditor General may examine such documents as he may reasonably require which are owned, held or otherwise within the control of the Service Provider (and the Service Provider shall procure that any person acting on its behalf who has such documents and/or other information shall also provide access) and may require the Service Provider to produce such oral or written explanations as he considers necessary.  To avoid doubt, it is hereby declared that the carrying out of an examination under Section 6(3)(d) of the National Audit Act 1983 in relation to the Service Provider is not a function exercisable under this clause 42.2.