(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 [F1Integrated 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;]
[F3(cb)any combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;]
(d)any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a government department, a local authority[F4, an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England [F5or a combined authority] [F5, combined authority or combined county 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.
[F6(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
F1Words 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
F2S. 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)
F3S. 211(1)(cb) inserted (E.W) (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 122(a) (with s. 247)
F4Words 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)
F5Words in s. 211(1)(d) substituted (E.W) (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 122(b) (with s. 247)
F6S. 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)