(1)This section applies where it appears to the Commissioner that a case which he is—
(a)examining in accordance with regulations made under section 74, or
(b)considering whether to examine in accordance with such regulations,
relates to or raises a matter which could be the subject of an examination by the Commissioner for Older People in Wales [F3or the Welsh Language Commissioner] (the ‘connected matter’).
(2)Where the Commissioner considers it appropriate, he must inform the Commissioner for Older People in Wales[F4, or may inform the Welsh Language Commissioner,] about the connected matter.
(3)Where the Commissioner considers that the case also relates to or raises a matter which he is entitled to examine himself (‘the children matter’), he must [F5(as respects the Commissioner for Older People in Wales) or may (as respects the Welsh Language Commissioner) ] also if he considers it appropriate—
(a)inform the Commissioner for Older People in Wales [F6or the Welsh Language Commissioner ] about the Commissioner's proposals for the examination of the case; and
(b)consult the Commissioner for Older People in Wales [F6or the Welsh Language Commissioner ] about those proposals.
(4)Where the Commissioner and the Commissioner for Older People in Wales [F7or the Welsh Language Commissioner ] consider that they are entitled to examine, respectively, the children matter and the connected matter they may—
(a)co-operate with each other in the separate examination of each of those matters;
(b)act together in the examination of those matters; and
(c)prepare and publish a joint report containing their respective conclusions in relation to the matters they have each examined.
(5)Where the Commissioner considers—
(a)that the case is not one which relates to or raises a matter that he is entitled to examine himself, and
(b)that it is appropriate to do so,
he must [F8(as respects the Commissioner for Older People in Wales) or may (as respects the Welsh Language Commissioner)] inform the person whose case it is, or another person interested in it that he thinks fit, about how to secure the referral to [F9that Commissioner] of the connected matter.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 75ZA inserted (14.10.2006 for W.) by Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 30), ss. 22, 23, Sch. 4 para. 1(2); S.I. 2006/2699, art. 2
F2Words in s. 75ZA heading substituted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(a); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F3Words in s. 75ZA(1) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(b); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F4Words in s. 75ZA(2) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(c); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F5Words in s. 75ZA(3) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(d)(i); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F6Words in s. 75ZA(3)(a)(b) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(d)(ii); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F7Words in s. 75ZA(4) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(e); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F8Words in s. 75ZA(5) inserted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(f)(i); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)
F9Words in s. 75ZA(5) substituted (7.7.2015) by Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1), s. 156(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(f)(ii); S.I. 2015/1413, art. 3(g)