Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

6Meaning of “public body”E+W

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(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;

[F1(ba)a corporate joint committee;]

(c)a Local Health Board;

(d)the following NHS Trusts—

(i)Public Health Wales;

(ii)Velindre;

[F2(iii)Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust;]

[F3(da)the following special health authorities established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006—

(i)Digital Health and Care Wales;

(ii)Health Education and Improvement Wales;]

(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.

[F4(m)Social Care Wales;

(n)Welsh Revenue Authority;

(o)Transport for Wales (company number 09476013);

(p)Centre for Digital Public Services Limited (company number 09341679);

(q)Qualifications 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.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 6 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(b)