s 2 Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the Government Technology Agency established by section 3; “Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13(1)(a) as the Chairperson of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “committee”, in relation to the Agency, means a committee of the Agency appointed under section 36; “committee member” means a member of a committee of the Agency appointed under section 36; “company” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967; “delegate”, in relation to the Agency, means a person to whom the Agency, under section 38(1), delegates any of its functions or powers; “Deputy Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13(1)(b) as the Deputy Chairperson of the Agency; “document” includes any device or medium on which information is recorded or stored; “employee”, in relation to the Agency, means —(a) in the case of Part 10, an individual who is employed by the Agency under a contract of service; or (b) in any other case, an individual who is employed by the Agency under a contract of service or who is otherwise engaged to perform duties in the Agency; “function”, in relation to the Agency, means a function conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act; “info-communications technology” means any technology employed in the collection, storage, use or transmission of information, and includes a technology that involves the use of a computer or a telecommunication system; “member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 11, and includes a temporary member appointed under section 15(2); “power”, in relation to the Agency, means a power given to the Agency by this Act or any other Act; “public authority” means a body that is established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function, but does not include a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988; “public entity” means a body corporate (not being a public authority) that —(a) provides an essential service to the public or a section of the public; and (b) receives funding or other facilities or support from the Government in connection with the provision of the essential service; “public sector” means the Government and all public authorities, and includes any part of the public sector; “public sector body” means a Ministry, a Government department, a public authority or any other body of persons in the public sector; “system”, in relation to info‑communications technology or related engineering, includes infrastructure and application; “telecommunication system” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Telecommunications Act 1999.[5/2018; S 461/2020]