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;

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Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust;

F2da

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.

F3m

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.