17(1)Section 33 (consultation with other Commissioners) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) (duty to consult), before “or” at the end of paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)by the Welsh Administration Ombudsman, in accordance with the Government of Wales Act 1998,”, and, in the words following paragraph (b), after “Commissioner” insert “ or the Ombudsman ” and after “under the Act of 1967” insert “ , under the Government of Wales Act 1998 ”.
(3)In subsection (2) (matters which may be covered by consultation)—
(a)F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)after “that Commissioner” insert “ or the Ombudsman ”.
(4)In subsection (5) (confidentiality)—
(a)after “Act of 1993,” insert “ in paragraph 25(1) of Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 ”, and
(b)omit “by any of the Commissioners mentioned in this section, or by any of their officers,”.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 12 para. 17(3)(a) repealed by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), ss. 161, 163, Sch. 12 (with Sch. 11), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) (which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007)) and s. 161(6) of the amending Act - see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)-(6) of the amending Act.