PART 6HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
110Meaning of “public body”
1
For the purposes of sections 108 and 109, each of the following persons is a “public body”—
a
the Welsh Ministers;
b
a local authority;
c
a Local Health Board;
d
the following National Health Service Trusts—
i
Public Health Wales;
ii
Velindre;
e
a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
f
a Welsh fire and rescue authority;
g
the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
h
the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales;
i
the Arts Council of Wales;
j
the Sports Council for Wales;
k
the National Library of Wales;
l
the National Museum of Wales.
2
Regulations may amend subsection (1) by—
a
adding a person,
b
removing a person, or
c
amending a reference to a person.
3
But the regulations may not amend subsection (1) by adding a person unless that person exercises functions of a public nature.
4
If the regulations amend subsection (1) so as to add a person who has functions of a public nature and other functions, sections 108 and 109 apply to that person only in relation to those of its functions which are of a public nature.
5
In this section—
“Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c.42);
“Welsh fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub yng Nghymru”) means an authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c.21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.