Section 6 Meaning of “public body”I1

(1)

For the purposes of this Part and Part 3 of this Act, each of the following persons is a “public body”—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

a local authority;

F1(ba)

a corporate joint committee;

(c)

a Local Health Board;

(d)

the following NHS Trusts—

(i)

Public Health Wales;

(ii)

Velindre;

F2(iii)

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust;

F3(da)

the following special health authorities established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006—

(i)

Digital Health and Care Wales;

(ii)

Health Education and Improvement Wales;

(e)

a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

(f)

a Welsh fire and rescue authority;

(g)

the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

(h)

F4the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research;

(i)

the Arts Council of Wales;

(j)

the Sports Council for Wales;

(k)

the National Library of Wales;

(l)

the National Museum of Wales.

F5(m)

Social Care Wales;

(n)

Welsh Revenue Authority;

(o)

Transport for Wales (company number 09476013);

(p)

Centre for Digital Public Services Limited (company number 09341679);

(q)

Qualifications Wales.

(2)

Section 52 enables the Welsh Ministers to amend the meaning of a “public body”.

(3)

Chapter 1 of Part 4 provides for persons who are listed as public bodies in subsection (1) (as well as certain other persons who exercise functions of a public nature) to be either members, invited participants or other partners of the public services boards established under that Part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 6(1)(ba) inserted (3.12.2021) by The Corporate Joint Committees (Amendment of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1360), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F2: S. 6(1)(d)(iii) inserted (30.6.2024) by The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/775), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
F3: S. 6(1)(da) inserted (30.6.2024) by The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/775), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
F4: Words in s. 6(1)(h) substituted (1.8.2024) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 32(2) (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 10(1) (with arts. 10(2), 28)
F5: S. 6(1)(m)-(q) inserted (30.6.2024) by The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/775), regs. 1(2), 2(4)

Commencement

I1: S. 6 in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(b)