PART 5

Digital government
CHAPTER 3

Debt owed to the public sector

Interpretation of this Chapter
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In this Chapter—
- “the appropriate national authority” means the relevant Minister, subject to subsections (2) to (4);
- “enactment” includes—
  1. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
  2. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;
  3. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
  4. an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
- “functions” means functions of a public nature;
- “Northern Ireland body” means—
  1. a Minister within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998,
  2. a Northern Ireland department,
  3. a Northern Ireland public authority within the meaning of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, or
  4. a person providing services to a person within paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
- “personal information” has the meaning given by section 49(5);
- “public authority” means—
  1. a person or body exercising functions of a public nature in the United Kingdom,
  2. a person or body entirely or substantially funded from public money,
  3. an office-holder appointed by a person or body falling within paragraph (a), or
  4. a body more than half of whose governing body or members are appointed by a person or body falling within paragraph (a);
- “relevant Minister” means the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office;
- “the Revenue and Customs” has the meaning given by section 17(3) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005;
- “Scottish body” means—
  1. a person who is a part of the Scottish Administration,
  2. a Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), or
  3. a person providing services to a person within paragraph (a) or (b);
- “specified person” has the meaning given by section 48(4);
- “Welsh body” means—
  1. a devolved Welsh authority as defined by section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006, or
  2. a person providing services to a devolved Welsh authority as defined by that section.
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The Scottish Ministers are the appropriate national authority in relation to regulations under section 48(5) which add, modify or remove an entry relating to a person who is, or a description of persons each of whom is, a Scottish body.
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The Welsh Ministers are the appropriate national authority in relation to regulations under section 48(5) which add, modify or remove an entry relating to a person who is, or a description of persons each of whom is, a Welsh body.
4
The Department of Finance in Northern Ireland is the appropriate national authority in relation to regulations under section 48(5) which add, modify or remove an entry relating to a person who is, or a description of persons each of whom is, a Northern Ireland body.
S. 55 in force at 1.5.2018 for E.W.S. by S.I. 2018/382, reg. 3(s)