[F1491Meaning of “relevant public body”U.K.
(1)In this Part “relevant public body” means—
(a)the Crown,
(b)a Minister of the Crown,
(c)a government department,
(d)a Northern Ireland department,
(e)a foreign sovereign power,
(f)a designated educational establishment (within the meaning given by section 106 of CTA 2009),
(g)a health service body (within the meaning given by section 986 of CTA 2010),
(h)a local authority or local authority association,
(i)any other body that acts under any enactment for public purposes and not for its own profit, or
(j)any wholly-owned subsidiary of any body falling within any of the above paragraphs of this subsection.
(2)In this section “enactment” includes—
(a)an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978,
(b)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(c)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales, and
(d)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.
(3)The Commissioners may by regulations amend this section so as to alter the meaning of “relevant public body”.
(4)The provision that may be made by the regulations does not include provision altering the meaning of “relevant public body” so that it includes a person who has no functions of a public nature.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 10: the existing Pt. 10 renumbered as Pt. 11 (except for ss. 375, 376 which are repealed), the existing ss. 372-374, 377-382 renumbered as ss. 499-507 and a new Pt. 10 (ss. 372-498) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 5 para. 25(1)-(3) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 5 para. 1, 10(1)(2)(a)(3) (with Sch. 5 paras. 27, 32-34)