Part 5: Digital Government Chapter 1: Public Service Delivery Section 45: Interpretation of this Chapter etc
This section sets out definitions for interpreting Chapter 1, which include the definitions of devolved bodies for the purposes of this Chapter.
	"Scottish body" does not include cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88 of the Scotland Act 1998. By virtue of section 127 of the Scotland Act 1998 and paragraph 1 of Part III of Schedule 5 to that Act, cross-border public authorities (including those which only exercise functions in or as regards Scotland) do not fall within the definition, at subsection (3), of "a Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998)".
	The meaning given to "Welsh body" ensures that the definition is consistent with the definition of a devolved Welsh authority in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
	The meaning given to "Northern Ireland body" captures Northern Ireland Minsters, departments and public authorities whose functions are exercisable only or mainly as regards Northern Ireland and relate only or mainly to matters devolved to Northern Ireland.
	Subsection (11) enables the Secretary of State to make necessary amendments to this Chapter in consequence of section 48 (water and sewerage) of the Wales Act 2017. Sections 38 and 39 of the present Act reflect the current "wholly or mainly in Wales" arrangement for the devolution of water supply with Wales. Commencement of section 48(1) of the Wales Act 2017 will align the devolution of water supply with the national boundary. This subsection extends the Secretary of State’s powers under section 69(2) of the Wales Act 2017 to make consequential amendments to primary legislation.