Broadcasting Act 1981

51 Advisory bodies. U.K.

(1) The Welsh Authority may appoint, or arrange for the assistance of, advisory bodies to give advice to that Authority on such matters as that Authority may determine; and a general advisory council may be appointed under this section.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Welsh Authority shall in particular appoint, or arrange for the assistance of committees of the kinds mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (c) of section 16(2) respectively (committees to advise in the fields of religion and education).

(3) The advisory bodies for whose assistance the Welsh Authority may arrange under this section include—

(a) any general advisory council appointed by the IBA under section 16(1);

(b) the advisory committee for Wales so appointed under section 17;

(c) any advisory committee whose function is to give to the IBA such advice as is mentioned in section 16(2)(a) or (c);

(d) the Broadcasting Council for Wales appointed by the BBC; and

(e) any other advisory council or committee appointed by the BBC;

but the Welsh Authority shall not arrange for the assistance of an advisory body appointed by the IBA or by the BBC without the consent of the IBA or the BBC, as the case may be.