Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

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The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1960 which allowed members of the public and press to attend meetings of certain public bodies.

The Act is most notable, in that it was proposed by a private members bill, drawn up by Margaret Thatcher . It was given its second reading, as the maiden speech of Margaret Thatcher on the 5th of February 1960 [1].