Part 2Welsh Assembly Government
“Inclusive” approach to exercise of functions
75I1Business scheme
1
The Welsh Ministers must make a scheme (“the business scheme”) setting out how they propose, in the exercise of their functions, to take account of the interests of business.
2
The business scheme must specify how the Welsh Ministers propose—
a
to carry out consultation about the exercise of such of their functions as relate to matters affecting the interests of business, and
b
to consider the impact of the exercise of their functions on the interests of business.
3
The Welsh Ministers—
a
must keep the business scheme under review, and
b
may from time to time remake or revise it.
4
Before making, remaking or revising the business scheme, the Welsh Ministers must consult such organisations representative of business (including trade unions) and such other organisations as they consider appropriate.
5
The Welsh Ministers must publish the business scheme when they make it and whenever they remake it; and, if they revise the scheme without remaking it, they must publish either the revisions or the scheme as revised (as they consider appropriate).
6
If the Welsh Ministers publish a scheme or revisions under subsection (5) they must lay a copy of the scheme or revisions before the Assembly.
7
The Welsh Ministers must—
a
within the period of two years beginning with the day on which the business scheme is first made, and
b
subsequently at intervals of no more than two years,
publish a report of how the proposals set out in the business scheme have been implemented.
8
The Welsh Ministers must lay before the Assembly a copy of each report published under subsection (7).