82.—(1) Section 36 (prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a), for “the National Assembly for Wales” substitute “the Welsh Assembly Government”.
(3) In subsection (2)(a), for sub-paragraph (iii) substitute—
“(iii)the work of the Cabinet of the Welsh Assembly Government.”.
(4) In subsection (5)—
(a)for paragraphs (g) and (h), substitute—
“(g)in relation to information held by the Welsh Assembly Government, means the Welsh Ministers or the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government,
(ga)in relation to information held by the National Assembly for Wales, means the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales,
(gb)in relation to information held by any Welsh public authority (other than one referred to in section 83(1)(b)(ii) (subsidiary of the Assembly Commission), the Auditor General for Wales or the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales), means—
(i)the public authority, or
(ii)any officer or employee of the authority authorised by the Welsh Ministers or the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government”,
(gc)in relation to information held by a Welsh public authority referred to in section 83(1)(b)(ii), means—
(i)the public authority, or
(ii)any officer or employee of the authority authorised by the Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales,”;
(b)after paragraph (k) insert—
“(ka)in relation to information held by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, means the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,”.