UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 4)

PART 2 S ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER 2 S ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Interpretation of Chapter 2 S

42 Meaning of “public authority” S

In this Chapter, “public authority” means a person exercising any function of a public nature that is not—

(a) a function of any of the following persons—

(i) Environmental Standards Scotland,

(ii) a court or tribunal,

(iii) the Scottish Parliament,

(iv) the Parliament of the United Kingdom,

(v) a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975),

(vi) a body to which paragraph 3 (reserved bodies) of Part III of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 applies, or

(b) a function in connection with proceedings in the Scottish Parliament or the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 42 in force at 1.10.2021 by S.S.I. 2021/304, reg. 2(a)