Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

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19 Interpretation.U.K.

In this Act—

“action” includes failure to act, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
[F1[F2“allotted sum” shall be construed in accordance with section 15 of the M1National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or, in Scotland, section 87B of the M2National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;]]
[F3“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;]
“the Court” means, in relation to England and Wales, the High Court, F4...and in relation to Northern Ireland, the High Court in Northern Ireland;
[F5“family health services” has the meaning given by section 2A;
“family health service provider” has the meaning given by section 2A;]
[F6“financial year” and “first financial year of the Assembly” have the same meanings as in the Government of Wales Act 1998;]
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“health service body” has the meaning given by section 2;
[F7“independent provider” has the meaning given by section 2B;]
“local authority” means—
(a)
in relation to England F8. . ., a county, district or London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,

[F9(aa)in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council,]

(b)in relation to Scotland, a regional, district or islands council;

“officer” includes employee [F10and, in the case of the Health Service Commissioner for Wales, any member of his staff;]
“Parliamentary Commissioner” means Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
“patient” includes an expectant or nursing mother and a lying-in woman; F11. . .
“person aggrieved” means the person who claims or is alleged to have sustained such injustice or hardship as is mentioned in section 3(1) [F12, (1A) or (1C)].
[F13[F14“recognised fund-holding practice” shall be construed in accordance with section 14 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or, in Scotland, section 87A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.]]