SCHEDULES

F3SCHEDULE 1A The Welsh Commissioner

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Sch. 1A inserted (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 38, s. 112, Sch. 10 para. 17 (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/1290, art. 4

F2Staff and advisers

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1

The Health Service Commissioner for Wales may appoint such staff as he considers necessary for assisting him in the exercise of his functions.

2

The Health Service Commissioner for Wales shall include among his staff such persons having a command of the Welsh language as he considers are needed to enable him to investigate complaints in Welsh.

3

Service as a member of the staff of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales shall be service in Her Majesty’s Home Civil Service.

4

The Assembly shall pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as he may direct, such sums as he may determine in respect of any increase attributable to sub-paragraph (3) in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under the M1Superannuation Act 1972.

5

Any function of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales may be exercised by—

a

a member of his staff,

b

a member of the staff of the Welsh Administration Ombudsman, or

c

an officer of the Parliamentary Commissioner or of F4the other Health Service Commissioner,

if authorised by the Health Service Commissioner for Wales for that purpose; and references in any enactment to a member of the staff of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales include any person exercising any function of his by virtue of paragraph (b) or (c).

6

To assist him in the exercise of his functions the Health Service Commissioner for Wales may obtain advice from any person who, in his opinion, is qualified to give it.

7

The Health Service Commissioner for Wales may pay to any person from whom he obtains advice under sub-paragraph (6) any such fees or allowances as he may determine.

8

No arrangements shall be made—

a

for any of the functions of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales or of the Assembly to be exercised by the other or by a member of the other’s staff, or

b

for the provision of any administrative, professional or technical services by the Health Service Commissioner for Wales or the Assembly for the other.