In adjudicating on any of the matters which are the subject of an interim report, ... an interim case tribunal must reach one of the following decisions—
If the decision of the interim case tribunal is as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), the tribunal must give notice of its decision to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned.
If the decision of the interim case tribunal is as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the tribunal must give notice to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned stating that the person concerned is suspended or partially suspended for the period, and in the way, that the tribunal has decided.
The effect of a notice given under subsection (3) is to suspend or partially suspend the person concerned as mentioned in subsection (3).
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A decision of an interim case tribunal under this section shall not prevent the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales from continuing with the investigation under section 69 which gave rise to the interim report concerned and producing a report under section 71, or a further interim report under section 72, in respect of any matters which are the subject of the investigation.
The suspension or partial suspension of any person under this section shall not extend beyond the day on which a notice is given by virtue of section ... 79 to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned with respect to that person.
A copy of any notice under this section must be given—
to the monitoring officer of that constituent council or National Park authority (in addition to being given to the monitoring officer of the corporate joint committee in accordance with paragraph (b)).
Where the person concerned is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned, but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority—
Subsection (8) does not apply unless—
... an interim case tribunal must take reasonable steps to inform any person who made any allegation which gave rise to the investigation under section ... 69 of its decision under this section.
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Where a person is suspended or partially suspended under this section by a decision of an interim case tribunal, the person may appeal to the High Court—
An appeal may not be brought under subsection (10) except with the leave of the High Court.