The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009

Amendment of the 2007 Order

3.  In article 1(2), omit “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and at the end insert—

“(h) a county or county borough council in Wales;

(i) a fire and rescue authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council); and

(j) a port health authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council);

“local authority in Scotland” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“local authority in Northern Ireland” means a district council constituted under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(2);

“private sector bodies” means bodies or persons other than the following bodies or persons—

(a)

any Minister of the Crown, Government department or other emanation of the Crown;

(b)

any local authority;

(c)

the Greater London Authority;

(d)

any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a Government department, a local authority, the Greater London Authority, or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed;

(e)

a company—

(i)

a majority of whose issued shares are held by or on behalf of any of the bodies or persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above;

(ii)

in which the majority of the voting rights are held by or on behalf of any of those bodies or persons;

(iii)

a majority of whose board of directors can be appointed or removed by any of those bodies or persons; or

(iv)

in which the majority of the voting rights are controlled by any of those bodies or persons, pursuant to an agreement with other persons;

(f)

a subsidiary of a company falling within paragraph (e) above;

“third sector bodies” means any organisations that exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits for society or the environment.”

(1)

1994 (c.39).

(2)

1972 (c.9).