SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12 Minor and consequential amendments

The Local Government Act 1974 (c.7)

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1

Section 33 (consultation with other Commissioners) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (duty to consult), before “or” at the end of paragraph (a) insert—

aa

by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman, in accordance with the Government of Wales Act 1998,

3

In subsection (2) (matters which may be covered by consultation)—

a

F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b

after “that Commissioner” insert “ or the Ombudsman ”.

4

In subsection (5) (confidentiality)—

a

after “Act of 1993,” insert “ in paragraph 25(1) of Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 ”, and

b

omit “by any of the Commissioners mentioned in this section, or by any of their officers,”.