General E+W+N.I.

27 Other interpretative provisions E+W

(1) In this Act—

• “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “Assembly Cabinet” means the committee of the Assembly established under section 56(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38);

• “the Commissioner” has the meaning given by section 1;

• “enactment” includes an enactment contained in an Act passed in the Session in which this Act is passed or in a later Session;

• “family health service provider in Wales” means—

  (a)

  a person who provides services under a contract entered into by that person with a Local Health Board under section 28K or 28Q of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49);

  (b)

  a person who has undertaken to provide in Wales general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services under Part 2 of that Act;

  (c)

  an individual who provides in Wales primary medical or dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C of that Act (except as an employee of, or otherwise on behalf of, a Welsh health service body or an independent provider in Wales);

  (d)

  an individual who has undertaken to provide in Wales general dental services under Part 2 of that Act;

• “family health services” means services provided in Wales which are mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of “family health service provider in Wales”;

• “further education” has the meaning given in section 2(3) to (5) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

• “further education corporation” has the meaning given in section 17(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13);

• “higher education corporation” has the meaning given in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

• “independent provider in Wales” means a person who—

  (a)

  provides services of any kind in Wales under arrangements with a Welsh health service body or a family health service provider in Wales, and

  (b)

  is not a Welsh health service body or a family health service provider in Wales;

• “independently provided services” means services provided in Wales which are mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “independent provider in Wales”;

• “maintained school” has the meaning given in section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);

• “NHS trust” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49);

• “prescribed” means prescribed in regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Assembly;

• “Welsh health service body” means—

  (a)

  the Assembly, to the extent that it discharges functions in relation to the National Health Service;

  (b)

  a Local Health Board;

  (c)

  an NHS trust managing a hospital or other establishment or facility in Wales;

  (d)

  a Special Health Authority discharging functions in relation to Wales.

(2) The Assembly may by order amend the definitions of “family health service provider in Wales” and “independent provider in Wales”.

(3) Before making an order under subsection (2), the Assembly must consult such persons as it thinks appropriate.

(4) Section 13 of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44) (interpretation of references to the Committee of Public Accounts) applies for the purposes of this Act as it applies for the purposes of that Act.