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.