National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009

8 Ministerial Code

(1) Nothing in this Measure authorises the Commissioner to express any view on—

(a) any provision relating to standards of conduct which is contained in a Welsh Ministerial Code,

(b) any provision relating to standards of conduct which could be contained in a Welsh Ministerial Code,

(c) any allegation that the conduct of any person was in breach of a provision relating to standards of conduct contained in a Welsh Ministerial Code, or

(d) the effectiveness of any provision contained in a Welsh Ministerial Code whether in relation to any specific conduct or generally.

(2) For the purposes of this section—

(a) a “Welsh Ministerial Code” means any document (however that document is described) containing provisions relating to standards of conduct—

(i) which has been promulgated by or under the authority of the First Minister,

(ii) which applies to the First Minister, Welsh Ministers, Deputy Welsh Ministers and Counsel General or to any of them,

(iii) which relates to standards of conduct in those offices, and

(iv) which seeks to apply standards of conduct different from or additional to those which apply to Assembly Members generally, and

(b) a provision relating to standards of conduct is one which could be contained in a Welsh Ministerial Code if that provision satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(ii), (iii) and (iv).