PART 2E+WTHE WELSH REVENUE AUTHORITY

Committees and staffE+W

8Committees and sub-committeesE+W

(1)WRA may establish committees for any purpose relating to its functions.

(2)WRA may determine the composition of its committees.

(3)WRA may appoint persons who are not members of WRA to be members of a committee, but those persons are not entitled to vote at meetings of the committee.

(4)A committee of WRA may establish sub-committees.

(5)A committee which establishes a sub-committee may determine its composition.

(6)A committee may appoint persons who are not members of WRA to be members of a sub-committee, but those persons are not entitled to vote at meetings of the sub-committee.

(7)WRA may pay to any members of a committee established by it, or of a sub-committee established by such a committee, who are not members of WRA—

(a)such remuneration as WRA may, with the approval of the Welsh Ministers, determine, and

(b)such sums as WRA may, with the approval of the Welsh Ministers, determine by way of reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in carrying out their functions.

9Chief executive and other staffE+W

(1)There is to be a chief executive of WRA.

(2)The chief executive is responsible for (among other things) securing that the functions of WRA are performed efficiently and effectively.

(3)The first person employed as chief executive is to be appointed by the Welsh Ministers on such terms as they may determine.

(4)Each subsequent chief executive is to be appointed by the non-executive members of WRA on such terms as they may, with the approval of the Welsh Ministers, determine.

(5)WRA may appoint other members of staff on such terms as it may, with the approval of the Welsh Ministers, determine.

(6)Service as the chief executive or as any other member of staff of WRA is service in the civil service of the State.