(1) The Trust is hereby declared to be a public body for the purposes of the Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959.
(2) Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Contracts Act 1959 is accordingly amended by inserting in Part 2, in its appropriate alphabetical order, the following item:
The board of directors of the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust 1977 No 102—The Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act 1977.