PART 1CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION
CHAPTER 1ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY
The Welsh authorities
I16The Welsh authorities
1
For the purposes of this Measure, each of the following is a “Welsh authority”—
a
the Welsh Ministers;
b
a local authority;
F2ba
a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1);
c
a Local Health Board;
d
a Welsh fire and rescue authority, that is an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
e
a National Park authority in Wales;
f
F1the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
g
the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
h
the Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust;
i
the National Museum of Wales;
j
the Arts Council of Wales;
k
the National Library of Wales;
l
the Sports Council for Wales.
2
The Welsh Ministers may by order—
a
amend or omit any paragraph of subsection (1), except paragraphs (a) and (b);
b
add paragraphs to that subsection;
c
amend or omit such additional paragraphs;
d
make any amendments to section 5 that are necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision made under paragraphs (a) to (c).
3
Before making an order under subsection (2) to include a person within subsection (1) or to remove a person from subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers must consult that person.
4
The Welsh Ministers must not exercise their power under subsection (2) so as to include any of the following within subsection (1)—
a
a person who does not have functions of a public nature;
b
a person whose principal functions do not relate to one or more of the fields in Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32);
c
a tribunal.
5
If the Welsh Ministers exercise their power under subsection (2) so as to include a person within subsection (1) who has functions of both a public and a private nature, they must include that person only in relation to those of its functions which are of a public nature.