PART 1GENERAL
Contracting authorities3
1
For the purposes of these Regulations each of the following is a contracting authority—
a
a Minister of the Crown;
b
a government department;
c
the House of Commons;
d
the House of Lords;
e
the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission;
f
the Scottish Ministers;
g
the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body;
h
the National Assembly for Wales;
i
a local authority;
j
a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme under the Fire Services Act 1947 M1;
k
a fire and rescue authority—
i
within the meaning of section 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 M2;
ii
constituted by a scheme under section 2 of that Act; or
iii
constituted by a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
l
the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland;
F2m
a police and crime commissioner established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
ma
a chief constable established under section 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
F1n
the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime established under section 3 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
na
the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis established under section 4 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
o
a police authority established under section 2 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 M3;
p
the Northern Ireland Policing Board;
q
an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 M4;
r
a joint authority established by Part IV of that Act;
s
any body established in accordance with an order under section 67 of that Act;
t
the Broads Authority;
u
any joint board, the constituent members of which consist of any of the bodies specified in paragraphs (i), (j), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s);
v
a National Park authority established by an Order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995 M5;
w
a corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and—
i
financed wholly or mainly by another contracting authority;
ii
subject to management supervision by another contracting authority; or
iii
more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, are appointed by another contracting authority;
x
an association of or formed by one or more of the above; and
y
to the extent not specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (v), an entity specified in Schedule 1.
2
In the application of these Regulations to a local authority in England, “local authority” in paragraph (1) means—
a
a county council, a district council, a London borough council, a parish council, the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
b
the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as local authority or police authority; or
c
the Greater London Authority or a functional body within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 M6.
3
In the application of these Regulations to a local authority in Wales, “local authority” in paragraph (1) means a county council, a county borough council or a community council.
4
In the application of these Regulations to a local authority in Scotland, “local authority” in paragraph (1) has the same meaning as in section 235(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 M7 and also includes a joint board or joint committee within the meaning of section 235(1) of that Act.
5
In the application of these Regulations to a local authority in Northern Ireland, “local authority” in paragraph (1) means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 M8.
6
Where an entity specified in paragraph (1) does not have the capacity to enter into a contract, the contracting authority in relation to that entity is a person whose function it is to enter into contracts for that entity.