Commentary on Sections Part 6: Information, Advice and Guidance Section 136: Research by the Commission or the Welsh Ministers
417.This section allows the Welsh Ministers or the Commission to carry out research or secure the provision of financial resources to undertake research and sets out the subject matters into which this research can be undertaken. Any outcomes may then be published, provided that no individual can be identified from the publication.
418.This section provides that the Commission may impose such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate to funding it allocates under this section. In particular, such terms and conditions may require the repayment of funds (including with interest) if the purposes for which the funding is allocated are not complied with.
419.This section also sets out the terms and conditions that the Commission may and must impose where it makes arrangements for another person to provide the Commission’s financial resources.