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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“direct payment services” means services in respect of which direct payments have been made under section 12A(1), or under regulations under section 12A(4), of the National Health Service Act 2006;]
[F6“family health services” has the meaning given by section 2A;
“family health service provider” has the meaning given by section 2A;]
F7...
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“health service body” has the meaning given by section 2;
[F8“independent provider” has the meaning given by section 2B;]
“local authority” means—
[F11“Local Commissioner” means a Local Commissioner under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974;]
“officer” includes employeeF12...;
“Parliamentary Commissioner” means Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
“patient” includes an expectant or nursing mother and a lying-in woman; F13. . .
“person aggrieved” means the person who claims or is alleged to have sustained such injustice or hardship as is mentioned in section 3(1) [F14, (1A) or (1C)].
[F15[F16“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.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(2); S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F2Words in s. 19 repealed (1.10.1999 for E.S., 1.4.2000 for W.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 85(4), Sch. 5; S.I. 1999/2540, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/90, art. 2, Sch. 2; S.I. 2000/1026, art. 2(1), Sch.
F3Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, s. 112, Sch. 10 para. 15(2) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2
F4Words in s. 19 omitted (14.7.2004) by virtue of The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1823), arts. 1, 17(10)
F5Words in s. 19 inserted (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 12(7), 40(1); S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(b)
F6Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(3); S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F7Words in s. 19 repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), s. 40, Sch. 6 para. 52(2), Sch. 7 (with s. 38); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1)(3)
F8Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(4); S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F9Words in s. 19 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 108, Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F10Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 108 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F11Words in s. 19 inserted (1.8.2007) by The Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1889), arts. 1(1), 17
F12Words in s. 19 repealed (1.4.2006) by Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10), s. 40, Sch. 6 para. 52(3), Sch. 7 (with s. 38); S.I. 2005/2800, art. 5(1)(3)
F13Word in s. 19 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, ss. 3, 13, Sch. 1 para. 6(5), Sch. 2; S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F14Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(6); S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F15Words in s. 19 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 5, s. 3, Sch. 1 para. 6(7); S.I. 1996/970, art. 2(1)
F16Words in s. 19 repealed (1.10.1999 for E.S., 1.4.2000 for W.) by 1999 c. 8, s. 65, Sch. 4 para. 85(4), Sch. 5; S.I. 1999/2540, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/90, art. 2, Sch. 2; S.I. 2000/1026, art. 2(1), Sch.
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