Part VU.K. Health Service Commissioner for England and Health Service Commissioner for Wales

108 Administrative provisions.E+W+S

(1)A Commissioner may appoint such officers as he may determine with the approval of [F1the Treasury] as to numbers and conditions of service; and it is the duty of the Health Service Commissioners for Wales to include among his officers such persons having a command of the Welsh language as he considers are needed to enable him to investigate complaints in Welsh.

(2)Any functions of a Commissioner under this Part of this Act may be performed by any officer of the Commissioner authorised by him for that purpose, or by any officer so authorised of another Commissioner mentioned in section 107(5) above.

(3)To assist him any investigation, a Commissioner may obtain advice from any person who, in his opinion, is qualified to give it, and may pay such fees or allowances to any such person as he may determine with the approval of [F1the Treasury].

(4)The expenses of a Commissioner under this Part of this Act, to such amount as may be sanctioned by [F1the Treasury], shall be defrayed out of money provided by Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F1Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2, 3(5)