Commentary on Sections

Section 5 – Further provision about strategies

16.Subsection (1) confers on Welsh Ministers the power to make regulations containing further provisions as to how the relevant authority is or relevant authorities are to prepare and publish their strategies under section 2 of the Measure.

17.Subsection (2) lists some examples of the further provisions the Welsh Ministers may make in regulations made under subsection (1) with respect to the preparation and publication of strategies.

18.Subsection (3) provides that, where there is more than one responsible authority for a strategy, the Welsh Ministers may designate one of them as being the lead authority for each strategy, the designation of lead authority being for the purposes of co-ordinating and overseeing the preparation, publication and any subsequent review of the strategy.