Government of Wales Act 2006

Approvals to draw

63 (1) This paragraph applies until the end of the initial period.

(2) Section 129 has effect as if the reference in subsection (1) to the Welsh Ministers were—

(a) before the beginning of the initial period, to a member of the executive committee within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 1998, and

(b) during the initial period, to a member of the Assembly constituted by that Act (as it continues in existence by virtue of paragraph 22) other than the person who immediately before the beginning of the initial period held office as the presiding officer.

(3) That section has effect as if the reference in subsection (3) to the Welsh Ministers were to the Assembly.

(4) And that section has effect as if the reference in subsection (5)(b) to the principal accounting officer for the Welsh Assembly Government were—

(a) before the beginning of the initial period, to the Assembly’s principal accounting officer (designated under section 98 of the Government of Wales Act 1998), and

(b) during the initial period, to the person who was the Assembly’s principal accounting officer immediately before the beginning of the initial period.