Cap. 385 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Ombudsman" includes, to the extent of any delegation under article 27, a person so delegated; "action" means any action relating to a matter of administration and includes failure to act; "public officer" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by article 124 of the Constitution; "statutory body" means any corporation or other body corporate established by law; "local council" means a local council established under the Local

Government Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Act: "the Government, or other authority, body or person to whom this Act applies", wherever it occurs, means the entities referred to in article 12(1) and (2) as well as:

(a) any agency established as provided by article 26 of the Public Administration Act; other than the Attorney General in the exercise of powers referred to in article 91(3) of the Constitution;

(b) any foundation established by the Government or by any statutory body and any partnership or other body referred to in article 12(b);

(c) chairmen and members of boards, committees, commissions and other decision making bodies, whether established by law or by an administrative act, which can take decisions affecting any member of the public and which do not fall under article 12(3).

*See article 1(2) of this Act as originally enacted, and Legal Notices 102 and 160 of 1995. †See saving and transitory provision reproduced at the end of this Act.