Part 2

Welsh Assembly Government

Ministers, staff etc.

Counsel General
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1
The Counsel General is to be appointed by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the First Minister.
2
The Counsel General may be removed from office by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the First Minister.
3
No recommendation for the appointment or removal of a person as the Counsel General may be made by the First Minister without the agreement of the Assembly.
4
The Counsel General may at any time tender resignation to Her Majesty and ceases to hold office as Counsel General when it is accepted.
5
The Counsel General ceases to hold office if an Assembly member is nominated under section 47(1) for appointment as First Minister.
6
The functions of the Counsel General are exercisable by a person designated by the First Minister if—
a
the office of the Counsel General is vacant, or
b
the Counsel General is for any reason unable to act.
7
But subsection (6) ceases to have effect at the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which a person is designated under it and does not have effect again until after the office of the Counsel General has been filled, or the Counsel General has again become able to act.
8
The designation of a person under subsection (6) ceases to have effect if an Assembly member is nominated under section 47(1) for appointment as First Minister.
9
A person holding office as the First Minister, a Welsh Minister appointed under section 48 or a Deputy Welsh Minister may not be appointed as the Counsel General or designated under subsection (6); and the Counsel General or a person so designated may not be appointed to any of those offices.