Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/schedule/2
Timestamp: 2019-08-19 09:15:44
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SCHEDULE 2E+WTHE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
2(1)The validity of an act of an individual as Commissioner is not affected by a defect in the appointment of—E+W
I2Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I3Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I4Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Remuneration, allowances and pensionsE+W
5(1)The Welsh Ministers may pay remuneration to the Commissioner.E+W
I5Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
6(1)An individual cannot be appointed as Commissioner if the individual is disqualified on any of the grounds specified in sub-paragraph (3).E+W
(i)a member of the Commissioner's staff.
I6Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
End of appointment (other than through disqualification)E+W
7(1)The Commissioner may resign from office by giving the Welsh Ministers not less than 3 months' notice in writing of the Commissioner's intention to do so.E+W
(b)is unable or unwilling to exercise the Commissioner's functions.
I7Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
8(1)The Commissioner may do anything the Commissioner considers appropriate in connection with the Commissioner's functions, including—E+W
(3)The Commissioner's power to charge for the provision of advice or another service is limited to charging such amounts as the Commissioner thinks appropriate to recover the actual or estimated costs to the Commissioner of providing that advice or service.
I8Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
9(1)The Commissioner may appoint such staff as the Commissioner considers appropriate in connection with the exercise of the Commissioner's functions and must appoint a member of staff to be the Deputy Commissioner (see paragraph 11).E+W
(2)The Commissioner may pay remuneration to the members of the Commissioner's staff.
(3)The Commissioner may pay allowances (including travelling and subsistence allowances) and gratuities to the members of the Commissioner's staff.
I9Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I10Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I11Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Complaints procedureE+W
12(1)The Commissioner must establish a procedure for the investigation of complaints about the exercise of the Commissioner's functions (“the complaints procedure”).E+W
(a)make a copy of the complaints procedure available for inspection at the Commissioner's office, and
I12Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I13Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
I14Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Conflicts of interestE+W
15(1)The Commissioner must not exercise a function if the Commissioner has a registrable interest that relates to the exercise of the function.E+W
(2)If that prevents the Commissioner from exercising a function, the Commissioner must delegate that function (so far as necessary to enable it to be exercised) to a member of the Commissioner's staff.
I15Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Payments by the Welsh MinistersE+W
I16Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
17(1)The Commissioner must produce a report in relation to each financial year (an “annual report”).E+W
(2)The Commissioner's first financial year is the period beginning on the day the first appointment to the office of Commissioner is made under section 17 and ending on the following 31 March.
(a)a summary of the action taken in that financial year in the exercise of the Commissioner's functions;
(c)a summary of the Commissioner's work programme for that financial year;
(a)the Commissioner's assessment of the improvements that public bodies should make in order to meet their well-being objectives in accordance with the sustainable development principle;
I17Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
18(1)The Commissioner is the accounting officer for the office of the Commissioner.E+W
I18Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
EstimatesE+W
19(1)For each financial year other than the first, the Commissioner must prepare an estimate of the income and expenses of the Commissioner and the Commissioner's staff.E+W
C1Sch. 2 para. 19(2) modified (23.11.2015) by The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015 (No. 1924), regs. 1(2), 4
I19Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
20(1)The Commissioner must—E+W
I20Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
21(1)The Commissioner must submit the accounts prepared for a financial year to the Auditor General for Wales no later than 31 August in the following financial year.E+W
I21Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Examinations into the use of resourcesE+W
22(1)The Auditor General for Wales may carry out examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used in discharging the Commissioner's functions.E+W
I22Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)
Seal and validity of documentsE+W
I23Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(o)