41 Agency arrangements and provision of services.U.K.
(1)Arrangements may be made between the Assembly and any relevant authority for—
(a)any functions of one of them to be exercised by, or by members of staff of, the other, or
(b)the provision of administrative, professional or technical services by one of them for the other.
(2)Any arrangements under subsection (1)(a) for the exercise of any functions of the Assembly shall not affect the responsibility of the Assembly; and such arrangements for the exercise of any functions of a relevant authority shall not affect the responsibility of the relevant authority.
(3)The references in subsections (1)(a) and (2) to functions do not include functions of making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation.
(4)In this section “relevant authority” means any government department, any local or other public authority or the holder of any public office.