# Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004, Section 12: Local government bodies in Wales

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Part “local government body in Wales” means any of these—
(a) a local authority in Wales;
(b) a committee of a local authority in Wales (including a joint committee of two or more local authorities in Wales);
(ba) a corporate joint committee;
(c) a port health authority for a port health district wholly in Wales;
(d) a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;
(e) a conservation board established by order of the Assembly under section 86 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37);
(f) a police and crime commissioner for a police area in Wales;
(fa) a chief constable of a police force maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996 for a police area in Wales;
(g) a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
(h) an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district wholly in Wales;
(i) a local probation board established under section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43) for an area in Wales;
(j) a Welsh probation trust (as defined by paragraph 13(6) of Schedule 1 to the Offender Management Act 2007).
(2) The Assembly may by order amend subsection (1) by—
(a) adding a public body whose functions relate exclusively to Wales or an area of Wales;
(b) omitting a body;
(c) altering the description of a body.
(3) In subsection (2) “public body” means a body which—
(a) exercises functions of a public nature, or
(b) is entirely or substantially funded from public money.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/23/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-audit-wales-act-2004/section-12
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