6Meaning 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;
(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.