1The bodies to which in England and Wales this Act applies are—
[F1(a)parish or community councils, the Council of the Isles of Scilly and joint boards or joint committees which discharge functions of any of those bodies (or of any of those bodies and of a principal council, within the meaning of the Local Government Act M11972, or a body falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 100J(1) of that Act)]
[F2(aa)(ab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2]
(b)the parish meetings of rural parishes;
[F3(ba)the Welsh Development Agency;]
(bb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6
[F7(f)Health Authorities, except as regards the exercise of functions under the M2National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992 or any regulations amending or replacing those Regulations;]
[F7(g)if the order establishing a Special Health Authority so provides, the Special Health Authority;]
(h)bodies not mentioned above but having, within the meaning of the M3Public Works Loans Act, 1875, power to levy a rate (other than [F8bodies to which sections 100A to 100D of the Local Government Act 1972 apply, whether or not by virtue of section 100E or 100J of that Act]).
[F9(i)regional and local flood defence committees;
(j)advisory committees established and maintained under [F10section 12 or 13 of the Environment Act 1995];
(k)customer service committees [F11maintained under section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991].]
[F12(l)National Health Service trusts established under section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. para. 1(a) substituted by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(4)
F2Sch. para. 1(aa)(ab) inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 37 and repealed by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(5), Sch. 3
F3Sch. para. 1(ba) inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 18, s. 128, Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 13 (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F4Sch. para. 1(c) repealed by Water Act 1983 (c. 23, SIF 130), s. 11(3), Sch. 5 Pt. I
F5Sch. para. 1(d) repealed by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(5), Sch. 3
F6Sch. para. 1(e) repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
F7Sch. para. 1(f)(g) substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8, Sch. 1 Pt. III, para. 91 (with Scj. 2 paras. 6, 16)
F8Words substituted by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(6)
F9Sch. para. 1(i)(j)(k) inserted (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 28, Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58
F10Words in Sch. para. 1(j) substituted (1.4.1996) by virtue of S.I. 1996/593, reg. 3, Sch. 2 para. 1
F11Words in Sch. para. 1(k) substituted (01.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60), ss. 2(1), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 10(a) and (b) respectively.
F12Sch. para. 1(l) added (6.2.1998) by S.I. 1997/2763, art. 2(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. para. 1(h) excluded by S.I. 1986/1929, art. 2
Marginal Citations
2E+W+SThe bodies to which in Scotland this Act applies are—
(a)—(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13
[F14(d)Health Boards constituted under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act [F151978], but only so far as regards the exercise of their executive functions]
[F16(dd)National Health Service trusts established under section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 F17.]
(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18
Textual Amendments
F13Sch. para. 2(a)(b)(c) repealed by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(7), Sch. 3
F14Sch. para. 2(d) substituted for para. 2(d)(e) by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Sch. 6 para. 118
F15 “1978” substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29, SIF 113:2), Sch. 16 para. 14
F16Sch. para. 2(dd) added (6.2.1998) by S.I. 1997/2763, art. 2(3)
F17Section 12A was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19), section 31.
F18Sch. para. 2(f) repealed by Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 (c. 43, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 4(7), Sch. 3