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6 Meaning of “public body”.E+W
(1)In this Part of this Act “public body” means—
(a)a county council, [F1county borough council,] district council or community council;
(b)a joint committee of two or more bodies within paragraph (a) above;
(c)a joint board of which the members are two or more bodies within paragraph (a) above;
[F2(ca)a National Park authority;]
(d)a police authority;
[F3(e)a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;]
[F4(f)a Health Authority established under section 8 of the M1National Health Service Act 1977 or a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of that Act;]
[F5(ff)a Local Health Board established under section 16BA of the National Health Service Act 1977;]
(g)a National Health Service trust constituted under Part I of the M2National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
F6(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i)a Community Health Council [F7continued in existence by or established under section 20A] of the National Health Service Act 1977;
[F8(ia)the Wales Centre for Health;]
(j)F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(k)the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
[F10(l)the governing body of a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school (within the meaning of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998);]
(m)a further education corporation established under section 15 or 16 of the M3Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
(n)a higher education corporation established under section 121 or 122 of the M4Education Reform Act 1988;
(o)any person (whether or not a body corporate or unincorporate)—
(i)who appears to the Secretary of State to be exercising functions of a public nature, or
(ii)all or substantially all of whose activities appear to the Secretary of State to be conducted under an agreement, or in accordance with arrangements, made with a public body within paragraphs (a) to (n) or sub-paragraph (i) above or a person acting as servant or agent of the Crown,
and who is specified, or is of a description of persons specified, by order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Part of this Act.
(2)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland and Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 6(1)(a) inserted (3.4.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 106(1); S.I. 1995/852, art. 9(1), Sch. 5
F2S. 6(1)(ca) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 37; S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)
F3Words in s. 6(1)(e) substituted (E.W.) (1.10.2004 for E. and 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), ss. 53, 61, Sch. 1 para. 84; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2 (subject to art. 3); S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2
F4S. 6(1)(f) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, s. 2(1)(3), Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 125(a)
F5S. 6(1)(ff) inserted (10.10.2002 for W. and 1.3.2007 for E.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), s. 6(2), Sch. 5 para. 37; S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2; S.I. 2006/1407, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(c) (with art. 4)
F6S. 6(f) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1), 5(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 125(b), Sch. 3
F7Words in s. 6(1)(i) substituted (20.10.2003 for W. and 1.12.2003 for E.) by Health (Wales) Act 2003 (c. 4), ss. 7, 10(2), Sch. 3 para. 7; S.I. 2003/2660, art. 2(1)(ii) (subject to art. 2(2)); S.I. 2003/3064, art. 2(1)(ii) (subject to art. 2(2))
F8S. 6(1)(ia) inserted (1.4.2005) by Health (Wales) Act 2003 (c. 4), ss. 7, 10(2), Sch. 3 para. 8; S.I. 2003/2660, art. 3(2)
F9S. 6(1)(j) omitted (1.4.2006) by virtue of The National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), arts. 1(1), 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 29 (with transitional provision in art. 7)
F10S. 6(1)(l) substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 50; S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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6 Meaning of “public body”.S+N.I.
(1)In this Part of this Act “public body” means—
(a)a county council, [F1county borough council,] district council or community council;
(b)a joint committee of two or more bodies within paragraph (a) above;
(c)a joint board of which the members are two or more bodies within paragraph (a) above;
[F2(ca)a National Park authority;]
(d)a police authority;
(e)a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the M5Fire Services Act 1947;
[F4(f)a Health Authority established under section 8 of the M1National Health Service Act 1977 or a Special Health Authority established under section 11 of that Act;]
[F5(ff)a Local Health Board established under section 16BA of the National Health Service Act 1977;]
(g)a National Health Service trust constituted under Part I of the M2National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;
F6(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i)a Community Health Council [F7continued in existence by or established under section 20A] of the National Health Service Act 1977;
[F8(ia)the Wales Centre for Health;]
(j)F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(k)the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
[F10(l)the governing body of a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school (within the meaning of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998);]
(m)a further education corporation established under section 15 or 16 of the M3Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
(n)a higher education corporation established under section 121 or 122 of the M4Education Reform Act 1988;
(o)any person (whether or not a body corporate or unincorporate)—
(i)who appears to the Secretary of State to be exercising functions of a public nature, or
(ii)all or substantially all of whose activities appear to the Secretary of State to be conducted under an agreement, or in accordance with arrangements, made with a public body within paragraphs (a) to (n) or sub-paragraph (i) above or a person acting as servant or agent of the Crown,
and who is specified, or is of a description of persons specified, by order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Part of this Act.
(2)The power to make an order under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 6(1)(a) inserted (3.4.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 106(1); S.I. 1995/852, art. 9(1), Sch. 5
F2S. 6(1)(ca) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 37; S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)
F4S. 6(1)(f) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, s. 2(1)(3), Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 125(a)
F5S. 6(1)(ff) inserted (10.10.2002 for W. and 1.3.2007 for E.) by National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), s. 6(2), Sch. 5 para. 37; S.I. 2002/2532, art. 2; S.I. 2006/1407, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 12(c) (with art. 4)
F6S. 6(f) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1), 5(1)(2), Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 125(b), Sch. 3
F7Words in s. 6(1)(i) substituted (20.10.2003 for W. and 1.12.2003 for E.) by Health (Wales) Act 2003 (c. 4), ss. 7, 10(2), Sch. 3 para. 7; S.I. 2003/2660, art. 2(1)(ii) (subject to art. 2(2)); S.I. 2003/3064, art. 2(1)(ii) (subject to art. 2(2))
F8S. 6(1)(ia) inserted (1.4.2005) by Health (Wales) Act 2003 (c. 4), ss. 7, 10(2), Sch. 3 para. 8; S.I. 2003/2660, art. 3(2)
F9S. 6(1)(j) omitted (1.4.2006) by virtue of The National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), arts. 1(1), 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 29 (with transitional provision in art. 7)
F10S. 6(1)(l) substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 50; S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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