Government of Wales Act 1998

14 (1) The bodies subject to investigation by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman are—

(a) the Assembly, and

(b) subject to any notes in paragraph 15(1), the bodies listed in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The bodies referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are—

(a) the Arts Council of Wales,

(b) the Countryside Council for Wales,

(c) the Environment Agency,

(d) the Forestry Commissioners,

(e) the Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales ,

(f) the Sports Council for Wales,

(g) urban development corporations established for urban development areas wholly in Wales,

(h) the Wales Tourist Board,

(i) the Welsh Development Agency, and

(j) the Welsh Language Board.

(3) Subject to paragraph 16, the Assembly may by order amend sub-paragraph (2) by—

(a) adding any body,

(b) omitting any body, or

(c) altering the description of any body.

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraphs 15 and 16 references to a body include an unincorporated body (as well as a body corporate); and references in this Schedule to a body subject to investigation by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman shall be construed accordingly.

(5) References in the following provisions of this Schedule to action taken in the exercise of functions of a body subject to investigation by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman include action taken in the exercise of any functions of—

(a) any of its members, or

(b) any of its officers or members of its staff.