{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-211",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999/section-211.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/29",
  "legislation_title": "Greater London Authority Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-authority-act-1999",
  "path": "section/211",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "211",
  "heading": "Public sector operators.",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter public sector operator means—\n(a) any Minister of the Crown, government department or other emanation of the Crown;\n(b) any local authority;\n(c) any Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England;\n(ca) any combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n(cb) any combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;\n(d) any body corporate whose members are appointed by a Minister of the Crown, a government department, a local authority, an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England or a combined authority , combined authority or combined county authority or by a body corporate whose members are so appointed;\n(e) a company—\n(i) a majority of whose issued shares are held by or on behalf of any of the bodies or persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above;\n(ii) in which the majority of the voting rights are held by or on behalf of any of those bodies or persons;\n(iii) a majority of whose board of directors can be appointed or removed by any of those bodies or persons; or\n(iv) in which the majority of the voting rights are controlled by any of those bodies or persons, pursuant to an agreement with other persons;\n(f) a subsidiary of a company falling within paragraph (e) above.\n(2) Expressions used in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) of subsection (1)(e) above that are defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts (see section 1174 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Companies Act 2006) have the same meaning in those sub-paragraphs.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 211(1)(c) substituted (E.W.) (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 63(2)(a); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 211(1)(ca) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 92(a); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 211(1)(cb) inserted (E.W) (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 122(a) (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 211(1)(d) substituted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 92(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 211(1)(d) substituted (E.W) (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 122(b) (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 211(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 178(3) (with art. 10)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/29/section/211",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:45.840103+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}