http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/6/enactedFreedom of Information Act 2000Freedom of informationPublication schemesHealth and safety requirementsPublic order, justice and rightsCrime and law enforcementKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-08-03 Part I 6 1 A company is a “publicly-owned company” for the purposes of section 3(1)(b) if— a it is wholly owned by the Crown, or b it is wholly owned by any public authority listed in Schedule 1 other than— i a government department, or ii any authority which is listed only in relation to particular information. 2 For the purposes of this section— a a company is wholly owned by the Crown if it has no members except— i Ministers of the Crown, government departments or companies wholly owned by the Crown, or ii persons acting on behalf of Ministers of the Crown, government departments or companies wholly owned by the Crown, and b a company is wholly owned by a public authority other than a government department if it has no members except— i that public authority or companies wholly owned by that public authority, or ii persons acting on behalf of that public authority or of companies wholly owned by that public authority. 3 In this section— “company” includes any body corporate; “Minister of the Crown” includes a Northern Ireland Minister.