General

9Meaning of “listed public body”

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, each of the following persons is a “listed public body”—

(a)

a county council or county borough council in Wales;

(b)

a Local Health Board;

(c)

the following NHS Trusts—

(i)

Public Health Wales NHS Trust;

(ii)

Velindre University NHS Trust;

(iii)

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust;

(d)

the following special health authorities established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)—

(i)

Digital Health and Care Wales;

(ii)

Health Education and Improvement Wales.

(2)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (1) by—

(a)

adding a devolved Welsh authority,

(b)

removing a listed public body, or

(c)

amending the description of a listed public body.

(3)

Before making regulations that amend subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a)

the BSL adviser,

(b)

such representatives of BSL signers as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, and

(c)

any other persons the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(4)

In subsection (2)(a), “devolved Welsh authority” has the meaning given in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).