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Welsh Language Act 1993

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6Meaning of “public body”

(1)In this Part of this Act “public body” means—

(a)a county 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;

(d)a police authority;

(e)a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the [1947 c. 41.] Fire Services Act 1947;

(f)a health authority within the meaning of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977;

(g)a National Health Service trust constituted under Part I of the [1990 c. 19.] National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;

(h)a Family Health Services Authority;

(i)a Community Health Council established in accordance with section 20 of the National Health Service Act 1977;

(j)the Further Education Funding Council for Wales;

(k)the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;

(l)the governors of a county school, voluntary school, maintained special school or grant-maintained school (within the meaning of the Education Acts 1944 to 1992);

(m)a further education corporation established under section 15 or 16 of the [1992 c. 13.] Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

(n)a higher education corporation established under section 121 or 122 of the [1988 c. 40.] Education 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.

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