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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-wales-act-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/10",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-wales-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“the commencement date” means the date on which this Schedule comes into force;\n“existing authority” means each of—\n(a)the Welsh Administration Ombudsman;\n(b)the Health Service Commissioner for Wales;\n(c)the Commission for Local Administration in Wales;\n(d)a Local Commissioner who is a member of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales;\n(e)the Social Housing Ombudsman for Wales;\n“relevant employee” means a person who, immediately before the commencement date, was an officer or member of staff of an existing authority;\n“the relevant existing authority”, in relation to a relevant employee, means the existing authority of which he was an officer or member of staff immediately before the commencement date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:22.218266+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."
}