Section 103.
1The public authorities for the purposes of section 103(5) above are—
(a)a county council,
(b)a district council,
(c)a community council,
(d)a Government department,
(e)the Welsh Development Agency,
(f)the Development Board for Rural Wales,
(g)a development corporation of a new town whose area (as designated by an order under section 1 of the M1New towns Act 1965) is wholly or partly situated in Wales,
(h)any body corporate established by or under any enactment for the purpose of carrying on under national ownership any industry or part of an industry, and
(i)statutory undertakers.
Marginal Citations
2In paragraph 1 above “statutory undertakers” means persons authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour undertaking, or any undertaking for the supply of F1[F2F3or hydraulic power]
Textual Amendments
F1Word repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(4), Sch. 18 (with s. 112(3), Sch. 17 para. 35(1))
F2Words substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 190(1), Sch. 25 para. 61(7) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 41(1), 57(6), 58)
F3Words repealed by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44), s. 67(4), Sch. 9 Pt. I
3(1)The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument direct that any public authority, body or undertakers not specified in paragraph 1 above shall be treated as a public authority for the purposes of section 103(5) above.
(2)A statutory instrument containing an order under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.