SCHEDULE 1Incorporation of Wales Audit Office
PART 1MEMBERSHIP AND STATUS
Membership
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The WAO is to have 9 members.
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They are to be—
a
5 persons who are not employees of the WAO (“non-executive members”) (see Part 2 of this Schedule),
b
the Auditor General (see Part 3 of this Schedule), and
c
3 employees of the WAO (“the employee members”) (see Parts 4 and 5 of this Schedule).
Appointment of non-executive and employee members
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The members of the WAO (other than the Auditor General) are to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.
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All appointments must be on merit.
3
A person cannot be appointed as a member of the WAO if the person is disqualified from being appointed on any of the grounds specified in Part 6 of this Schedule.
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A person ceases to be a member of the WAO if the person is disqualified on any of those grounds.
Status
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Neither the WAO nor any of its members is to be regarded—
a
as the servant or agent of the Crown, or
b
as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown.
2
But members of the WAO are to be taken to be Crown servants for the purposes of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
3
The WAO's property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.
4
This paragraph does not apply to the Auditor General (and for provisions about the status of the Auditor General, see section 6).