Part III Conduct of local government members and employees

Chapter III Investigations etc: Wales

F1Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

68F2Public Services Ombudsman for Wales .

(1)

F3The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales is to have the functions conferred on him by this Part and such other functions as may be conferred on him by order made by the National Assembly for Wales under this subsection.

(2)

F4The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—

(a)

may issue guidance to relevant authorities F5... on matters relating to the conduct of members and co-opted members of F6those authorities,

(b)

may issue guidance to relevant authorities F7... in relation to the qualifications or experience which monitoring officers should possess, and

(c)

may arrange for any such guidance to be made public.

F8(3)

The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision which, for the purpose of any provisions of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 specified in the regulations, treats—

(a)

functions of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under that Act as including his functions under this Part, or

(b)

expenses of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales under that Act as including his expenses under this Part.

(4)

The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (3) includes provision which modifies, or applies or reproduces (with or without modifications), any provisions of F9...that Act.

F10(5)

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