Greater London Authority Act 1999

211 Public sector operators. E+W+S

(1) In this Chapter public sector operator means—

(a) any Minister of the Crown, government department or other emanation of the Crown;

(b) any local authority;

(c) any [F1 Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England];

[F2 (ca) any combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;]

(d) any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a government department, a local authority[F3 , an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England or a combined 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.

[F4 (2) Expressions used in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) of subsection (1)(e) above that are defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts (see section 1174 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Companies Act 2006) have the same meaning in those sub-paragraphs.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 211(1)(c) substituted (E.W.) (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 63(2)(a); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1

F2 S. 211(1)(ca) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 92(a); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)

F3 Words in s. 211(1)(d) substituted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 92(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)

F4 S. 211(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 178(3) (with art. 10)