# The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”) apply to public authorities. For the purposes of the Act, a “public authority” means a body or office which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Act or designated by an order under section 5 of the Act, or a publicly-owned company as defined by section 6 of the Act. The list in Schedule 1 to the Act may be added to by an order under section 4(1) of the Act, provided that the conditions specified in section 4(2) and (3) are satisfied.
Article 2 of this Order adds the bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order to Part VI of Schedule 1 to the Act (Other Public Bodies and Offices: General).
The bodies added to Schedule 1 to the Act by this Order meet the conditions specified in section 4(2) and (3) of the Act.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1271/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-additional-public-authorities-order-2008/note
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