PART 2IMPROVING WELL-BEING
Sustainable development and well-being duty on public bodies
I16Meaning of “public body”
1
For the purposes of this Part and Part 3 of this Act, each of the following persons is a “public body”—
a
the Welsh Ministers;
b
a local authority;
F1ba
a corporate joint committee;
c
a Local Health Board;
d
the following NHS Trusts—
i
Public Health Wales;
ii
Velindre;
e
a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
f
a Welsh fire and rescue authority;
g
the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
h
the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
i
the Arts Council of Wales;
j
the Sports Council for Wales;
k
the National Library of Wales;
l
the National Museum of Wales.
2
Section 52 enables the Welsh Ministers to amend the meaning of a “public body”.
3
Chapter 1 of Part 4 provides for persons who are listed as public bodies in subsection (1) (as well as certain other persons who exercise functions of a public nature) to be either members, invited participants or other partners of the public services boards established under that Part.