[F12(1)In this Schedule “public authority”—E+W
(a)includes any person any of whose functions are of a public nature; but
(b)does not include either House of Parliament or a person exercising functions in connection with proceedings in Parliament.
(2)Subject to paragraph 9(3), references in this Schedule to a public authority do not include a public authority outside the United Kingdom.
(3)In relation to a particular act, a person is not a public authority by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) if the nature of the act is private.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2A inserted (31.1.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 11; S.I. 2008/172, art. 2(1)(a)