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The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (Standards Investigations) Order 2006

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Section 60(4)

1.  Section 60(4) of the 2000 Act (Conduct of investigations) applies as if, for that subsection, there were substituted—

(4) The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales—

(a)may not at any time conduct an investigation under section 69 in relation to a member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of a relevant authority if, within the period of five years ending with that time, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has been a member or an officer of the authority or a member of any committee, sub-committee, joint committee or joint sub-committee of the authority;

(b)may, where that Ombudsman is precluded from conducting an investigation by paragraph (a), authorise any person to conduct such an investigation in relation to that member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member), to the extent so authorised, under paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005..

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