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(1)The Welsh Ministers may appoint persons to be members of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government.
(2)Service as a member of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government is service in the [F2civil service of the State].
[F3(3)See Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (in particular, sections 3 and 4) for provision affecting—
(a)subsection (1), and
(b)any other enactment about the appointment of persons as members of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government.]
[F4(4) See also section 1 of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 under which functions conferred on the Minister for the Civil Service by section 3 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 may be delegated to the Welsh Ministers etc.]
(5)The Welsh Ministers are to pay the salaries and expenses of the members of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government.
(6)Section 1(2) and (3) of the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) (delegation of functions relating to civil service superannuation schemes by Minister for the Civil Service to another Minister etc. and consultation by that Minister or another Minister) have effect as if the references to a Minister of the Crown other than the Minister for the Civil Service included the Welsh Ministers.
(7)The Welsh Ministers must make payments to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as the Minister for the Civil Service may determine, of such amounts as may be so determined in respect of—
(a)the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities by virtue of section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 to or in respect of persons who are or have been members of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government, and
(b)the expenses incurred in administering those pensions, allowances and gratuities.
(8)The Welsh Ministers may make payments towards the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any person who is or has been a member of the staff of the Welsh F1... Government.
(9)Without prejudice to any rule of law with respect to the carrying out of functions by members of the [F2civil service of the State ] under authority, the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel General may authorise the staff of the Welsh F1... Government to carry out any function on their behalf.
(10)F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act omitted (17.2.2015) by virtue of Wales Act 2014 (c. 29), s. 4(2)(a) (with s. 4(3))
F2Words in s. 52(2)(9) substituted (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 19, 52(2), Sch. 2 para. 15(2); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)
F3S. 52(3) substituted (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 19, 52(2), Sch. 2 para. 15(3); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)
F4S. 52(4) substituted (11.11.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 19, 52(2), Sch. 2 para. 15(4); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)
F5S. 52(10) omitted (11.11.2010) by virtue of Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 19, 52(2), Sch. 2 para. 15(5); S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)
Commencement Information
I1Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after "the 2007 election" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))
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