PART 6HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

110Meaning of “public body”

1

For the purposes of sections 108 and 109, each of the following persons is a “public body”—

a

the Welsh Ministers;

b

a local authority;

c

a Local Health Board;

d

the following National Health Service Trusts—

i

Public Health Wales;

ii

Velindre;

e

a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

f

a Welsh fire and rescue authority;

g

the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

h

the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;

i

the Arts Council of Wales;

j

the Sports Council for Wales;

k

the National Library of Wales;

l

the National Museum of Wales.

2

Regulations may amend subsection (1) by—

a

adding a person,

b

removing a person, or

c

amending a reference to a person.

3

But the regulations may not amend subsection (1) by adding a person unless that person exercises functions of a public nature.

4

If the regulations amend subsection (1) so as to add a person who has functions of a public nature and other functions, sections 108 and 109 apply to that person only in relation to those of its functions which are of a public nature.

5

In this section—

  • “Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c.42);

  • “Welsh fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub yng Nghymru”) means an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.