(1)This section applies where—
(a)an EU financial sanction to which this Part applies has been imposed by the Court of Justice; and
(b)at least one Welsh public authority is the subject of a designation order under section 62 which applies to that EU financial sanction.
(2)The Welsh Ministers must establish a panel for the purpose of carrying out any functions it may be given by or under any provision of this Part in relation to that EU financial sanction.
(3)The panel must be established before any warning notice is given to a Welsh public authority in relation to that EU financial sanction.
(4)The panel is to consist of one or more individuals appointed by the Welsh Ministers who appear to the Welsh Ministers to have suitable qualifications, expertise or experience to carry out their duties.
(5)The Welsh Ministers may invite nominations for appointment to the panel from such organisations as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
(6)The validity of any acts of the panel is not affected by a vacancy among its members.
(7)The Welsh Ministers may pay to a member of the panel such fees, allowances or expenses as the Welsh Ministers may determine.
(8)The Welsh Ministers may provide such staff, accommodation or other facilities as the Welsh Ministers may consider necessary to enable the panel to carry out its functions.