National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009

Staff, goods and services

6 (1) The Commissioner may, on such terms as the Commissioner may determine, appoint such staff or secure the provision of such goods or services as the Commissioner considers necessary for assisting in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.

(2) The Commissioner may enter into arrangements with any public body or office holder, upon such terms as the Commissioner and such body or office holder may agree, for the provision by that body or office holder of such services as the Commissioner considers necessary for assisting in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.

(3) The Commissioner must, when exercising powers under sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) or under section 11(3), have regard to the responsibilities of the Clerk, as principal accounting officer for the Commission, under section 138(3)(a) of the Act.

(4) The Commissioner must, in relation to any liability which the Commission may be required to discharge under paragraph 5(3), consult the Clerk and must do so—

(a) if reasonably practicable to do so, before incurring the liability in question,

(b) if not, as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable.

(5) The Commissioner must have regard to any representations which the Clerk may make when consulted under sub-paragraph (4).

(6) The Commissioner’s duty to consult the Clerk under sub-paragraph (4) may be discharged in relation to a particular liability either—

(a) by providing the Clerk with particulars of the liability in question, or

(b) by notifying the Clerk that liabilities of a specified description up to a specified total amount may be incurred,

provided that, where (b) applies, the particular liability in question falls within the description notified and does not, when taken together with any other liabilities to which that notification relates, exceed the total amount notified.