Health Act 2006

66 Exercise of functions

(1) The Commission must exercise its functions—

(a) efficiently and cost-effectively, and

(b) in such a way as to ensure the maintenance of public confidence in the making of appointments to public bodies.

(2) In connection with the exercise of its functions the Commission may—

(a) engage in or commission research;

(b) obtain and analyse data and other information;

(c) make available to any body or person such persons, materials and facilities as it may determine;

(d) provide information, advice and guidance, whether generally or to such bodies or persons as it may determine.

(3) The information, advice and guidance which may be provided as mentioned in subsection (2)(d) includes—

(a) information relating to appointments to applicable bodies, and

(b) advice and guidance on matters relating to appointments to applicable bodies or the governance of such bodies.

(4) The Commission may do anything which it thinks is—

(a) appropriate for facilitating, or

(b) incidental or conducive to,

the exercise of its functions.

(5) The power under subsection (4) includes power—

(a) to enter into contracts;

(b) to acquire, and dispose of, land and other property;

(c) to form, or participate in the forming of, companies;

(d) to develop and make available for sale (otherwise than for profit) material for use in connection with appointments to applicable bodies;

(e) to provide accommodation.

(6) The power under subsection (4) is not restricted by subsection (2), but—

(a) so far as it relates to functions conferred on the Commission under section 61, is exercisable subject to directions given by the National Assembly for Wales;

(b) so far as it relates to any other functions of the Commission, is exercisable subject to directions given by the Secretary of State.