C1Part 1National Assembly for Wales
Committees
28I1Committees and sub-committees
1
The standing orders may provide—
a
for the appointment of committees of the Assembly, and
b
for such committees to have power to appoint sub-committees.
2
The members of a committee of the Assembly, or of a sub-committee of such a committee, may not include anyone who is not an Assembly member.
3
The standing orders must make provision about the membership, chairing and procedure of committees of the Assembly and sub-committees of such committees.
4
The standing orders may include provision for excluding from the proceedings of a committee of the Assembly, or a sub-committee of such a committee, an Assembly member who is not a member of the committee or sub-committee.
5
The validity of any proceedings of a committee of the Assembly, or of a sub-committee of such a committee, is not affected by—
a
any vacancy in its membership,
b
any defect in the appointment of its members or of the person who chairs it, or
c
any failure to comply with provisions of the standing orders relating to procedure.
F129Composition of committees
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30I2Audit Committee
1
The committees of the Assembly must include one to be known as the Audit Committee or Pwyllgor Archwilio or by such other name as the Assembly may determine; and, if the Assembly makes such a determination, references to the committee in—
a
any enactment (including any enactment comprised in or made under this Act) or prerogative instrument, or
b
any other instrument or document,
have effect accordingly.
2
The Audit Committee is to have the number of members specified by the standing orders.
3
None of the following may be a member of the Audit Committee—
a
the First Minister or any person designated to exercise the functions of the First Minister,
b
a Welsh Minister appointed under section 48,
c
the Counsel General or any person designated to exercise the functions of the Counsel General, or
d
a Deputy Welsh Minister.
4
The Audit Committee must not be chaired by an Assembly member who is a member of a political group with an executive role.
Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)