Article 15 Other public bodies
(1)
Paragraph (2) applies to a public body except a public body to which article 14 or chapter 3 applies.
(2)
Except where a government decision provides to the contrary, for the purposes of articles 16 and 17, whether—
(a)
a group exists or not; and
(b)
whether a public body is or is not a member of a group,
are matters determined on the qualification day of the qualification year, whatever applied earlier in that year.