h

a county or county borough council in Wales;

i

a fire and rescue authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council); and

j

a port health authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council);

• “local authority in Scotland” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 19943;

• “local authority in Northern Ireland” means a district council constituted under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 19724;

• “private sector bodies” means bodies or persons other than the following bodies or persons—

  1. a

     any Minister of the Crown, Government department or other emanation of the Crown;

  2. b

     any local authority;

  3. c

     the Greater London Authority;

  4. d

     any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a Government department, a local authority, the Greater London Authority, or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed;

  5. e

     a company—

     1. 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;

     2. ii

        in which the majority of the voting rights are held by or on behalf of any of those bodies or persons;

     3. iii

        a majority of whose board of directors can be appointed or removed by any of those bodies or persons; or

     4. 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;

  6. f

     a subsidiary of a company falling within paragraph (e) above;

• “third sector bodies” means any organisations that exist wholly or mainly to provide benefits for society or the environment.