Paragraph 2 Public authorities and the National Assembly for Wales Commission

(1)

A public authority is a public body.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1), a “public authority” means—

(a)

a public authority within the meaning of section 3(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000^f1 (“the 2000 Act”); and

(b)

a Scottish public authority within the meaning of section 3(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002^f2(“the 2002 Act”),

but not any such authority listed in sub-paragraph (4) or paragraph 4.

(3)

Where a public authority is included within the 2000 Act or the 2002 Act subject to a limitation, that limitation does not apply in respect of this Order.

(4)

The public authorities referred to in sub-paragraph (2) are—

(a)

the House of Commons;

(b)

the House of Lords;

(c)

the force or any unit described in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph 6 (the armed forces of the Crown) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;

(d)

a person described in paragraph 64 (persons nominating special constables) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;

(e)

the National Assembly for Wales.

(5)

The National Assembly for Wales Commission is a public body^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2000 c. 36.
f2: 2002 asp 13.
f3: The Commission was established under section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).