Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

19 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “action” includes failure to act, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “the Court” means, in relation to England and Wales, the High Court, in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session, and in relation to Northern Ireland, the High Court in Northern Ireland;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “health service body” has the meaning given by section 2;

• “local authority” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales, a county, district or London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London,

  (b)

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

• “officer” includes employee;

• “Parliamentary Commissioner” means Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;

• “patient” includes an expectant or nursing mother and a lying-in woman; and

• “person aggrieved” means the person who claims or is alleged to have sustained such injustice or hardship as is mentioned in section 3(1).