(a) Subject to paragraph (b) and subsection (5), the Agency shall, on an annual basis, carry out an audit of a sample of relevant claims where no further steps need to be taken under section 9 or 10, as appropriate, by the Compensation Body in respect of such claims.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that paragraph (a) shall not apply to any year in which there are no relevant claims to which that paragraph can apply.
(a) Subject to paragraph (c), the Agency and the Compensation Body shall each have the power to negotiate and conclude an agreement in writing between them as to the timing and extent of audits referred to in subsection (1).
(b) Subject to paragraph (c), the Agency and the Compensation Body may amend the agreement referred to in paragraph (a) by a further agreement in writing negotiated and concluded between them.
(c) The Agency shall not conclude an agreement referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) except with the consent of the Minister.
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