http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/28/section/45/2007-02-01Health Act 2006An Act to make provision for the prohibition of smoking in certain premises, places and vehicles and for amending the minimum age of persons to whom tobacco may be sold; to make provision in relation to the prevention and control of health care associated infections; to make provision in relation to the management and use of controlled drugs; to make provision in relation to the supervision of certain dealings with medicinal products and the running of pharmacy premises, and about orders under the Medicines Act 1968 and orders amending that Act under the Health Act 1999; to make further provision about the National Health Service in England and Wales and about the recovery of National Health Service costs; to make provision for the establishment and functions of the Appointments Commission; to make further provision about the exercise of social care training functions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-03-01Expert Participation2007-02-01 Part 4 The National Health ServiceChapter 3Protection of <Acronym Expansion="National Health Service">NHS</Acronym> from fraud and other unlawful activities<Emphasis>Preliminary</Emphasis>Meaning of “NHS body” <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>451This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.2Subject to subsection (3), an “NHS body” means—aa Strategic Health Authority,ba Local Health Board,ca Special Health Authority,da Primary Care Trust,ean NHS trust, orfan NHS foundation trust.3In section 44(3), and in section 46(1) so far as having effect in relation to the Secretary of State's security management functions referred to in section 44(3), an “NHS body” means—aa Strategic Health Authority,ba Special Health Authority so far as performing functions in respect of England,ca Primary Care Trust,dan NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England, orean NHS foundation trust.4A “health service provider” means any person (other than a body within subsection (2)) providing primary medical services, primary dental services, primary or general ophthalmic services, or pharmaceutical services.5An “NHS contractor” means any person (other than a body or person within subsection (2) or (4)) providing services of any description under arrangements made with an NHS body.6A “statutory health body” means any body (other than a body within subsection (2), (4) or (5)) established by or under an enactment and—aproviding services in connection with the provision of, orbexercising functions in relation to,the health service in either England or Wales or both.7The appropriate national authority may by order—amake such amendments of any of subsections (2) to (6) as the authority considers appropriate;bmake such consequential amendments of this Chapter as the authority considers appropriate.S. 45 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 83S. 45 in force at 1.2.2007 for W. by S.I. 2007/204, art. 3(b)
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Protection of
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