# Registration Service Act 1953, Section 19AB: Specified public authorities


(1) Each of the following public authorities is a “specified public authority” for the purposes of section 19AA—
(a) a Minister of the Crown;
(b) the Welsh Government;
(c) a department of the government of the United Kingdom;
(d) the Greater London Authority;
(e) a county council in England;
(f) a district council in England;
(g) a London borough council;
(h) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;
(i) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(j) a county council in Wales;
(k) a county borough council in Wales;
(l) an NHS body within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275 of that Act).
(2) The Minister may by regulations amend subsection (1) so as to add, modify or remove a reference to a public authority or description of public authority.
(3) Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument.
(4) Regulations under this section may—
(a) make different provision for different purposes;
(b) contain consequential, incidental, supplemental, transitional or transitory provision or savings.
(5) The provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (4)(b) includes provision amending, repealing or revoking any provision of any enactment.
(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(7) In this section—
“enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
“public authority” means a person who exercises functions of a public nature.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/19AB (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-service-act-1953/section-19AB
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