Health and Social Care Act 2012

275 Interpretation of this Chapter E+W

In this Chapter—

• “adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

• F1 ...

• “devolved authority” means—

  (a)

  the Scottish Ministers;

  (b)

  the Welsh Ministers; and

  (c)

  a Northern Ireland Minister;

• “health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);

• “health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);

• “the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);

• “health services” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

• “mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);

• “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;

• “public body” means a body or other person whose functions—

  (a)

  are of a public nature, or

  (b)

  include functions of that nature,

  but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;

• [F2 “relevant data functions” has the meaning given by section 253(3);]

• “relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 275 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)

F2 Words in s. 275 inserted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 17(27) (with reg. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 275 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)