National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006

189Welsh Ministers' standing advisory committees

(1)The Welsh Ministers may by order establish standing advisory committees for the purpose of advising them on such of the services provided under this Act as may be specified in the order.

(2)A standing advisory committee consists of persons appointed by the Welsh Ministers after consultation with such representative organisations as they recognise for the purpose.

(3)A standing advisory committee must advise the Welsh Ministers—

(a)on such matters relating to the services with which the committee is concerned as it considers appropriate, and

(b)on any questions referred to it by the Welsh Ministers relating to those services.

(4)Schedule 13 makes further provision about standing advisory committees.