Equality Act 2010

Part 2 Public authorities: relevant Welsh authorities

Welsh Assembly Government, etc.

• The Welsh Ministers.

• The First Minister for Wales.

• The Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government.

• A subsidiary of the Welsh Ministers (within the meaning given by section 134(4) of the Government of Wales Act 2006).

National Health Service

• A Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

• An NHS trust established under section 18 of that Act.

• A Special Health Authority established under section 22 of that Act other than NHS Blood and Transplant and the NHS Business Services Authority.

• A Community Health Council in Wales.

Local government

• A county council, county borough council or community council in Wales.

• Charter trustees constituted under section 246 of the Local Government Act 1972 for an area in Wales.

• A fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, for an area in Wales.

• An internal drainage board which is continued in being by virtue of section 1 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 for an area in Wales.

• A National Park authority established by an order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995 for an area in Wales.

• A port health authority constituted by an order under section 2 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 for an area in Wales.

• A joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985 for an area in Wales.

• A joint committee constituted in accordance with section 102(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 for an area in Wales.

• A joint board which is continued in being by virtue of section 263(1) of that Act for an area in Wales.

Other educational bodies

• The governing body of an educational establishment maintained by a Welsh local authority (within the meaning of section 162 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006).

• The governing body of an institution in Wales within the further education sector (within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992).

• The governing body of an institution in Wales within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of that Act).