PART 3THE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES

The Commissioner

18Commissioner's general duty

The general duty of the Commissioner is—

(a)

to promote the sustainable development principle, in particular to—

(i)

act as a guardian of the ability of future generations to meet their needs, and

(ii)

encourage public bodies to take greater account of the long-term impact of the things that they do, and

(b)

for that purpose to monitor and assess the extent to which well-being objectives set by public bodies are being met.