# The Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2015, Article 2: Persons designated as public authorities


(1) Subject to article 2(2), each person listed in column 1 of the table in the Schedule is designated as a public authority under section 5(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 with respect to the functions specified in the corresponding entry in column 2.
(2) The functions in column 2 exclude any function in connection with which a person listed in column 1 makes a charge or obtains consideration of any kind, unless the purpose of exercising the function is to enable an operator to use or operate a railway asset.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126844/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-freedom-of-information-designation-as-public-authorities-order-2015/article-2
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