155.Section 68(1) and (2) confers new functions on a member of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales (CLAW). Under this section the CLAW may issue guidance to relevant authorities in Wales (other than police authorities) on matters relating to the conduct of members of authorities and in relation to the qualification and experience that monitoring officer should posses. Any such guidance may be made public. Provision is also made for additional functions to be conferred on a Local Commissioner in Wales by the NAW.
156.Subsections (3) and (4) enable the NAW, through regulations, to make provision for functions of a Local Commissioner in Wales or of the CLAW to be treated as functions under Part III of the Local Government Act 1974, and for related expenses to be treated as expenses of the CLAW under that Part. Such provision may include provisions to modify, apply or reproduce (with or without modifications) any provisions of Part III of the 1974 Act. Section 68(5) provides a definition of a Local Commissioner in Wales.