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2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Mental Health Act 1983;
“bank holiday” (“gŵyl banc”) means a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971();
“business day” (“diwrnod busnes”) means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a bank holiday;
“document” (“dogfen”) means any application, recommendation, record, report, order, notice or other document;
“electronic communication” (“cyfathrebiad electronig”) has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000();
“private guardian” (“gwarcheidwad preifat”), in relation to a patient, means a person, other than a local social services authority, who acts as a guardian under the Act;
“served” (“cyflwyno”), in relation to a document, includes addressed, delivered, given, forwarded, furnished or sent;
“special hospital” (“ysbyty arbennig”) means a hospital at which high security psychiatric services are provided
“tribunal” (“tribiwnlys”) means the Mental Health Tribunal for Wales or the First-tier Tribunal established under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007() as the case may be.
(2) Except insofar as the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to –
(a)a numbered section is to the section of the Act bearing that number;
(b)a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in or Schedule to these regulations bearing that number;
(c)any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number;
(d)an alphanumeric form is a reference to the form in Schedule 1 bearing that designation.
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