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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009/section-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009/section-40.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/24",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare Reform Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2009",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Relevant authority",
  "text": "(1) In this Part “relevant authority” means—\n(a) a Minister of the Crown or government department;\n(b) the Scottish Ministers;\n(c) the Welsh Ministers;\n(d) a local authority;\n(e) a person or body whose functions are exercised on behalf of the Crown;\n(f) any other body which meets conditions A and B below.\n(2) Condition A is that the body is established by virtue of Her Majesty's prerogative or by an enactment or is established in any other way by a Minister of the Crown acting as such or by a government department.\n(3) Condition B is that the body's revenues derive wholly or mainly from public funds.\n(4) In subsection (1)(d) “local authority” means—\n(a) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70),\n(b) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39),\n(c) the Greater London Authority,\n(d) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or\n(e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly.\n(5) In subsection (2) “Minister of the Crown” includes the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/24/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:45.980880+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."
}