PART 4STANDARDS
CHAPTER 8STANDARDS INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS
Welsh Ministers' power of direction
I165Direction to carry out standards investigation
1
This section applies if the Welsh Ministers exercise their powers under section 16 to direct the Commissioner so as to direct him or her to carry out a standards investigation in respect of a person or group of persons.
2
The direction must specify the following matters—
a
the person or group of persons in respect of which the investigation is to be carried out;
b
the subject matter of the investigation;
c
the reasons why the Welsh Ministers consider that the Commissioner should conduct the standards investigation;
d
the period (which must be no shorter than six months) within which the Commissioner must carry out the standards investigation.
3
Subsection (2) does not prevent the direction from specifying other matters.