7. In Schedule 1 to the 1993 Act (the English Commissioner)(1), after paragraph 12 insert—
“12A. For the purposes of conducting a joint investigation referred to in section 18ZA, any function of the Commissioner under this Act may be performed by any officer or member of staff of the Parliamentary Commissioner or the Commission for Local Administration in England authorised for the purpose by the Commissioner.”.
Paragraph 12 amended by the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38), Schedule 10, paragraph 16; the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c.10) Schedule 6, paragraphs 27, 53; and S.I. 2004/1823, article 17.