Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025

PART 4 DELEGATION

Committees and sub-committees

8 (1) The Learning Welsh Institute may establish committees and sub-committees.

(2) A committee established under this paragraph may establish sub-committees.

(3) A committee or sub-committee established under this paragraph may consist of persons who are not members of the Learning Welsh Institute or members of its staff, but those persons do not have the right to vote at meetings of the committee or sub-committee (as the case may be).

(4) The Learning Welsh Institute may pay such remuneration, expenses and allowances as determined by the Welsh Ministers to any person who—

(a) is a member of a committee or of a sub-committee established under this paragraph, but

(b) is not a member of the Learning Welsh Institute, nor a member of its staff.

Delegation

9 (1) The Learning Welsh Institute may delegate any of its functions to any one or more of—

(a) its committees,

(b) its sub-committees (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),

(c) its members, or

(d) its members of staff.

(2) A committee of the Learning Welsh Institute may delegate any function exercisable by it to—

(a) a sub-committee of the Learning Welsh Institute (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)),

(b) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute, or

(c) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute’s staff.

(3) A sub-committee (whether established under paragraph 8(1) or (2)) may delegate any function exercisable by it to—

(a) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute, or

(b) a member of the Learning Welsh Institute’s staff.

(4) The Learning Welsh Institute may—

(a) direct a committee or sub-committee that it may not delegate a function specified in the direction;

(b) direct a committee or sub-committee to vary or revoke any delegation specified in the direction;

(c) direct a committee to vary or revoke any direction given by the committee under sub-paragraph (5).

(5) A committee of the Learning Welsh Institute that has delegated a function to a sub-committee may—

(a) direct the sub-committee that it may not delegate the function;

(b) direct the sub-committee to vary or revoke any delegation of that function made by it.

(6) A function is delegated under this paragraph to the extent and on the terms specified by the person making the delegation, but this is subject to any direction under sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).

(7) The delegation of a function under this paragraph does not prevent the Learning Welsh Institute (or the committee or sub-committee, as the case may be) from exercising the function in question.

(8) The delegation of a function under this paragraph does not affect the Learning Welsh Institute’s responsibility for exercising the function in question.