119Welsh Ministers’ strategy for promoting participation in relation to the exercise of their functions etc.(1)

The Welsh Ministers must prepare a strategy for promoting the participation of relevant persons in relation to the exercise by the Welsh Ministers of their functions under this Act or regulations made under it.

(2)

The Welsh Ministers must publish the strategy and keep it under review.

(3)

The strategy must include information about—

(a)

the matters (including any proposed regulations or guidance) on which the Welsh Ministers propose to consult relevant persons,

(b)

how the Welsh Ministers propose to carry out consultations, and

(c)

the names of any persons representing the interests of relevant persons, that the Welsh Ministers propose to invite to participate in consultations.

(4)

The strategy may include information about—

(a)

other ways in which the Welsh Ministers may promote the participation of relevant persons in relation to the exercise by the Welsh Ministers of their functions under this Act or regulations made under it;

(b)

the participation by relevant persons in relation to other matters that relate to this Act or regulations made under it.

(5)

The Welsh Ministers may revise the strategy if they consider it appropriate to do so.

(6)

In deciding whether to revise the strategy the Welsh Ministers must have regard to any representations received by them about the contents of the strategy.

(7)

In this section “relevant persons” means—

(a)

residents of regulated buildings who are aged 18 or over,

(b)

owners of residential units in regulated buildings, and

(c)

occupiers of relevant HMOs who are aged 18 or over.