Functions of the Clerk

Duty of the Clerk to refer a matter to the Commissioner
9
If the Clerk has reasonable grounds for suspecting—
a
that the conduct of a Member of the Senedd has, at a relevant time, failed to comply with a requirement of a relevant provision, and
b
that the conduct in question is relevant to the Clerk's functions under section 138 of the Act (Clerk to be the principal accounting officer for the Commission),
the Clerk must communicate those grounds in writing to the Commissioner and the Commissioner must treat the communication as a complaint to which section 6(1)(a) applies.
S. 9 comes into force in accordance with s. 21(2)(b)(3)
Words in Measure substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), Sch. 1 para. 3(8) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(7))