Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

55 Interpretation E+W

(1) In this Act—

• “the advisory panel” (“y panel cynghori”) means the panel of advisers established under section 26;

• “the Commissioner” (“y Comisiynydd”) means the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales;

• [F1 “corporate joint committee” (“cyd-bwyllgor corfforedig”) means a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;]

• “financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means the period of 12 months ending with 31 March;

• “future trends report” (“adroddiad tueddiadau tebygol y dyfodol”) has the meaning given by section 11;

• “invited participant” (“cyfranogwr gwadd”) has the meaning given by section 30(5);

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales;

• “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);

• “local objectives” (“amcanion lleol”) means objectives set by a public services board in accordance with section 36(2)(b);

• “local well-being plan” (“cynllun llesiant lleol”) means a plan published under section 39 [F2 , 44(5) or 47(6) or (11)];

• “National Assembly” (“Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “national indicators” (“dangosyddion cenedlaethol”) has the meaning given by section 10(1)(a);

• “other partners” (“partneriaid eraill”), in relation to a public services board, means the bodies mentioned in section 32(1);

• “overview and scrutiny committee” (“pwyllgor trosolwg a chraffu”) is to be construed in accordance with section 35(4);

• “police area” (“ardal heddlu”) means an area listed under the heading “Wales” in Schedule 1 to the Police Act 1996 (c.16) (police areas outside London);

• “Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly” (“Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the committee referred to as the “Audit Committee” in section 30 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32);

• “public body” (“corff cyhoeddus”) has the meaning given by sections 6 and 52;

• “public services board” (“bwrdd gwasanaethau cyhoeddus”) has the meaning given by sections 29 and 47(4)(a);

• “sustainable development” (“datblygu cynaliadwy”) has the meaning given by section 2;

• “sustainable development principle” (“egwyddor datblygu cynaliadwy”) has the meaning given by section 5;

• “trade union” (“undeb llafur”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52);

• “well-being goals” (“nodau llesiant”) means the goals specified in section 4;

• “well-being objectives” (“amcanion llesiant”) means objectives published under section 7 or revised and published as revised under section 8 or 9;

• “Welsh fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub”) means the 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.

(2) In Part 4 of this Act a “relevant voluntary organisation” means a body (other than a body that exercises functions of a public nature) whose activities—

(a) are carried on otherwise than for profit, and

(b) directly or indirectly benefit the whole or any part of a public services board's area.

(3) A registered social landlord (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996) that provides housing in the local authority area is a relevant voluntary organisation for the purposes of Part 4 of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 55(1) inserted (3.12.2021) by The Corporate Joint Committees (Amendment of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1360), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

F2 Words in s. 55 substituted (20.3.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(3)(q), Sch. 14 para. 1(7)