Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Final Provisions
45. Saving and transitional provisions
Feedback & supportAny direction made or given before 1 April 2018 by a responsible Minister to a public body under the constitutional Act of the public body, or other written law administered by the public body, continues in force and is to be treated, on or after that date, as if made or given under section 5.
responsible Minister
“responsible Minister”, in relation to a public body, means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the public body;
Section 15 does not apply to any individual who —
is appointed as the chief executive of a public body before 1 April 2018; and
is holding that office immediately before that date.
Sections 16 and 18 apply to an individual who, on 1 April 2018, holds the office of chief executive of a public body to which that section applies.
chief executive
“chief executive”, in relation to a public body, means the individual (however designated) who is appointed as the chief executive officer of the public body, and includes any individual acting in that capacity temporarily;
Section 17 does not apply to any disciplinary penalty imposed as a result of —
disciplinary penalty
“disciplinary penalty”, for a chief executive, means dismissal from the office of chief executive, reduction in grade, financial penalty, stoppage of increment or withdrawal of any employment benefit because of misconduct;
any disciplinary proceedings started by a public body before 1 April 2018; or
any disciplinary proceedings by a public body for misconduct carried out before that date even if disciplinary proceedings start on or after that date.
Part 4 does not affect —
any meeting of a public body, notice of which was given before 1 April 2018 and not held or is adjourned immediately before that date, and that meeting may be continued, and everything in relation to that meeting may be done, in all respects after that date as if this Act had not been enacted; and
the continued operation or validity of any order or decision of any public body made before 1 April 2018, and that order or decision is to be treated as being made under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
Every individual who is a chief executive (regardless of designation) of a public body, or an officer or employee of a public body, immediately before 1 April 2018, continues to hold office as such as if appointed under the constitutional Act of the public body as amended by this Act.[112
public body
“public body” means a body corporate established by a public Act for the purposes of a public function but excludes a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;