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In this Act—
“appointing person” means, in relation to the function of appointing a non-executive member of a public board, a person who has that function,
“excluded position”, in relation to a public authority, means a position mentioned in the second column of the table in schedule 1 which corresponds with the public authority mentioned in the first column,
“non-executive member”, in relation to a public authority, means a position on its public board—
that is not an excluded position,
that is not held by an employee of the authority,
“public authority” means an authority listed, or within a description listed, in the first column of the table in schedule 1,
“public board” means—
if the public authority is a company, the directors,
if the public authority has a statutory board or other equivalent statutory management body, that board or body,
in relation to any other public authority, the membership of the authority,
“woman” includes a person who has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment (within the meaning of section 7 of the Equality Act 2010) if, and only if, the person is living as a woman and is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of becoming female.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 1.12.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/340, reg. 2
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