{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-complaints-of-maladministration-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-1999/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-complaints-of-maladministration-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-1999/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1791",
  "legislation_title": "The Government of Wales Act (Complaints of Maladministration) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-complaints-of-maladministration-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-1999",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transfer",
  "text": "(1) On 1st July 1999, there shall be transferred to the Welsh Ombudsman–\n(a) any complaint made prior to that date in relation to any of the bodies listed in paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 9 to the Act, which–\n(i) has been referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner under section 5(1) of the 1967 Act;\n(ii) is made in respect of a matter which if the complaint were made in relation to that body on or after 1st July 1999 would be a matter that may be investigated by the Welsh Ombudsman pursuant to Part II of Schedule 9 to the Act; and\n(iii) has not been determined by the Parliamentary Commissioner before 1st July 1999; and\n(b) any investigation pursuant to any such complaint.\n(2) On 1st July 1999, there shall be transferred to the Welsh Ombudsman–\n(a) any complaint made prior to that date in relation to the Welsh Office which–\n(i) has been referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner under section 5(1) of the 1967 Act;\n(ii) is made in respect of a matter which if the complaint were made on or after 1st July would be a matter that may be investigated by the Welsh Ombudsman in relation to the Assembly; and\n(iii) has not been determined by the Parliamentary Commissioner before that date; and\n(b) any investigation pursuant to any such complaint.\n(3) For the purposes of this article,–\n(a) a complaint is determined by the Parliamentary Commissioner if he has decided–\n(i) to conduct an investigation pursuant to the complaint and the investigation is concluded; or\n(ii) not to conduct an investigation into the complaint; and\n(b) an investigation is concluded if he has reported the results of that investigation as mentioned in section 10(1) of the 1967 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1791/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:27:10.622674+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}