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Public authority definition

What does Public authority mean?

A body substantially publicly funded which performs statutory duties, objectives and other activities consistent with central or local governmental functions.

Under the Human Rights Act 1998, s 6 it is unlawful for a public authority to act incompatibly with a Convention right (as defined in s 1 of the 1998 Act). Although under s 6(3) a public authority includes a court or tribunal, and any person certain with functions of a public nature, it does not include either the Houses of Parliament nor a person exercising functions connected with Parliamentary proceedings. A person is not a public authority by virtue only of s 6(3)(b) if the nature of the act is private. Therefore, this enables 'hybrid' bodies which conduct both public and private functions.


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