http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/schedule/1/paragraph/18Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005An Act to establish and make provision about the office of Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; to make provision about the functions of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; to make provision about compensation; to abolish the Commission for Local Administration in Wales and the offices of Welsh Administration Ombudsman, Health Service Commissioner for Wales and Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2019-07-23 SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1Public Services Ombudsman for Wales: appointment <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Accounting officer</Emphasis>181The Ombudsman is the accounting officer for the office of the Ombudsman.2If the Ombudsman is incapable of discharging his responsibilities as accounting officer, the Audit Committee may designate a member of his staff to be the accounting officer for as long as he is so incapable.3If the office of the Ombudsman is vacant and there is no acting Ombudsman, the Audit Committee may designate a member of the Ombudsman's staff to be the accounting officer for as long as the office of the Ombudsman is vacant and there is no acting Ombudsman.4The accounting officer has, in relation to the accounts and the finances of the Ombudsman, the responsibilities which are from time to time specified by the Audit Committee.5In this paragraph references to responsibilities include in particular—aresponsibilities in relation to the signing of accounts,bresponsibilities for the propriety and regularity of the finances of the Ombudsman, andcresponsibilities for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the resources of the Ombudsman are used.6The responsibilities which may be specified under this paragraph include responsibilities owed to—athe Assembly, the Welsh Ministers or the Audit Committee, orbthe House of Commons or its Committee of Public Accounts.7If requested to do so by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, the Audit Committee may—aon behalf of the Committee of Public Accounts take evidence from the accounting officer, andbreport to the Committee of Public Accounts and transmit to that Committee any evidence so taken.Words in Sch. 1 para. 18 substituted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 86(13)(a) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.Words in Sch. 1 para. 18(6)(a) substituted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 86(13)(b) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.
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Words in Sch. 1 para. 18 substituted by
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,
<CitationSubRef id="c00817" CitationRef="c00816" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/section/160/1" SectionRef="section-160-1">s. 160(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00818" CitationRef="c00816" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/10/paragraph/86/13/a" SectionRef="schedule-10-paragraph-86-13-a" Operative="true">Sch. 10 para. 86(13)(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00819" CitationRef="c00816" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/11/paragraph/22" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-22">Sch. 11 para. 22</CitationSubRef>
), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.
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Words in Sch. 1 para. 18(6)(a) substituted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00824" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="32" Title="Government of Wales Act 2006">Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00825" CitationRef="c00824" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/section/160/1" SectionRef="section-160-1">s. 160(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00826" CitationRef="c00824" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/10/paragraph/86/13/b" SectionRef="schedule-10-paragraph-86-13-b" Operative="true">Sch. 10 para. 86(13)(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00827" CitationRef="c00824" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/11/paragraph/22" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-22">Sch. 11 para. 22</CitationSubRef>
), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act.
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