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Government Department is defined in section 34 of the Act: | Government Department is defined in section 34 of the Act: | ||
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"“government department” includes a Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Court Service and any other body or authority exercising statutory functions on behalf of the Crown, but does not include— | "“government department” includes a Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Court Service and any other body or authority exercising statutory functions on behalf of the Crown, but does not include— | ||
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(c) the National Assembly for Wales;" | (c) the National Assembly for Wales;" | ||
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Revision as of 23:40, 25 February 2009
Government Department is defined in section 34 of the Act:
| "“government department” includes a Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Court Service and any other body or authority exercising statutory functions on behalf of the Crown, but does not include—
(a) any of the bodies specified in section 80(2), (b) the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or the Government Communications Headquarters, or (c) the National Assembly for Wales;" | |
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In the above definition the term “body” includes an unincorporated association (Section 34).
