Paragraph 1

England, Wales and Scotland

The bodies to which in England and Wales this Act applies are—

F1(a)

parish or community councils, the Council of the Isles of Scilly and joint boards or joint committees which discharge functions of any of those bodies (or of any of those bodies and of a principal council, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972M1, or a body falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 100J(1) of that Act)

F2aa)(ab)

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(b)

the parish meetings of rural parishes;

F3(ba)

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F4(bb)

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F5(bc)

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F6(bd)

the Care Council for Wales;

F7(bca)

F8the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care;

F9(bcb)

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F10(be)

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F11(bf)

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F12(bg)

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(bh)

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F13(bj)

the Care Quality Commission;

F14(bja)

the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales;

F15(bk)

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F16(bl)

Local Healthwatch organisations, as regards the carrying-on of activities specified in section 221(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (local care services);

F17(bm)

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F18(bn)

the Health Research Authority;

F19(c)

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F20(d)

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F21(e)

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F22(ea)

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F23(f)

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F24(fa)

F25NHS England, except as regards the exercise of functions under the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992, or any regulations amending or replacing those Regulations;

F26(g)

if the order establishing a Special Health Authority so provides, the Special Health Authority;

F27(gg)

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F28(gh)

Local Health Boards;

C1(h)

bodies not mentioned above but having, within the meaning of the M2 Public Works Loans Act, 1875, power to levy a rate (other than F29 bodies to which sections 100A to 100D of the Local Government Act 1972 apply, whether or not by virtue of section 100E or 100J of that Act).

F30(i)

F31Regional Flood and Coastal Committees ;

F32(ia)

the Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee established by section 26B of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;

(j)

advisory committees established and maintained under F33section 12 or 13 of the Environment Act 1995;

F34(k)

regional committees of the Consumer Council for Water established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.

(l)

National Health Service trusts established under F35section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

F36(m)

the Wales Centre for Health;

F37(n)

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;

F38(o)

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F39(p)

an integrated care board established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006;

F40(q)

the Health Services Safety Investigations Body;

F41(r)

the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.