http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1883/article/2/madeThe Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2003Freedom of informationKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-03-21FREEDOM OF INFORMATION The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” means a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act or designated by order under section 5, or a publicly-owned company as defined by section 6. The list in Schedule 1 to the Act may be added to by order under section 4(1), provided that the conditions prescribed by section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied. 2 The entries relating to the bodies and offices listed in the Schedule to this Order shall be removed from Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Act.