Legislation – Wales Act 2017
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Part 4Miscellaneous
65Provision of information to the Office for Budget Responsibility
“66AProvision of information to the Office for Budget Responsibility
(1)
The Office for Budget Responsibility has a right of access at any reasonable time to all information held by—
(a)
the Welsh Ministers, or
(b)
any devolved Welsh authority within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 157A(1) that is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State,
that it may reasonably require for the purpose of the performance of its duty under section 4 of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (duty to examine and report on the sustainability of the public finances).
(2)
The Office is entitled to require from any person holding or accountable for such information any assistance or explanation that the Office reasonably thinks necessary for that purpose.
(3)
No regulations are to be made under subsection (1)(b) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
(4)
This section is subject to any enactment or rule of law that operates to prohibit or restrict the disclosure of information or the giving of any assistance or explanation.”