1.—(1) The name of these Regulations is the Commission for Local Administration in Wales and Local Commissioner in Wales (Functions and Expenses) Regulations 2001 and they shall come into force on 28th July 2001.
(2) These Regulations apply in Wales only.
(3) In these Regulations —
“the 1974 Act” means the Local Government Act 1974(1);
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;
(4) Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in these Regulations shall have the meaning given to them in the 1974 Act or the 2000 Act (as the case may be).
2. For the purposes of section 23(11) of the 1974 Act the functions of a Local Commissioner in Wales under Part III of the 1974 Act shall include the Commissioner’s functions under Part III of the 2000 Act.
3. For the purposes of sections 23(12), (12A), (12B) and (13) and 23A of and Schedule 4 to the 1974 Act the functions of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales shall include its functions under Part III of the 2000 Act.
4. For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 of the 1974 Act expenses of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales under Part III of the 1974 Act shall include expenses of the Commission, or a Local Commissioner in Wales, under Part III of the 2000 Act.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(2).
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
21st June 2001