National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 Explanatory Notes

General scheme of the Measure

3.The Measure consists of 21 sections and a Schedule. Sections 1 to 5, together with the Schedule, contain provisions about the office of National Assembly for Wales Standards Commissioner (“the Commissioner”). Sections 6, 7 and 8 deal with the Commissioner’s functions. Section 9 sets out the duty of the Clerk of the Assembly to refer matters to the Commissioner. Sections 10 to 18 provide the Commissioner with the powers to discharge his or her functions effectively. Finally, sections 19 to 21 contain general provisions.

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