11(1)[F1The Commissioner] may appoint such officers as he may determine with the approval of the Treasury as to numbers and conditions of service.E+W+S
[F2(1A)The Health Service Commissioner for England may appoint and pay a mediator or other appropriate person to assist him in the conduct of an investigation under this Act.]
F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 11(1) substituted (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), s. 40, Sch. 6 para. 53(8) (with s. 38); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1)(3)
F2Sch. 1 para. 11(1A) inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), arts. 1(1), 14
F3Sch. 1 para. 11(2) repealed (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 112, 152, Sch. 10 para. 16(7), Sch. 18 Pt. I (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/1290, art. 4