Part 14Supplementary

C1C2206Interpretation

C31

In this Act (except where the context otherwise requires)—

  • F7“clinical commissioning group” means a body established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006,

  • “dental practitioner” means a person registered in the dentists register under the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24),

  • “facilities” includes the provision of (or the use of) premises, goods, materials, vehicles, plant or apparatus,

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  • “financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year,

  • “functions” includes powers and duties,

  • “goods” include accommodation,

  • “the health service” means the health service continued under section 1(1) and under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41),

  • “health service hospital” means a hospital vested in the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of their functions under this Act or vested in an NHS trust,

  • “hospital” means—

    1. a

      any institution for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from illness,

    2. b

      any maternity home, and

    3. c

      any institution for the reception and treatment of persons during convalescence or persons requiring medical rehabilitation,

    and includes clinics, dispensaries and out-patient departments maintained in connection with any such home or institution, and “hospital accommodation” must be construed accordingly,

  • “illness” includes F2any disorder or disability of the mind and any injury or disability requiring medical or dental treatment or nursing,

  • “local authority” means a county council, a county borough council, a district council, a London borough council, and the Common Council of the City of London,

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  • “local pharmaceutical services” means such services as are prescribed under section 92(7) or paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 7,

  • “local social services authority” means the council of a non-metropolitan county, of a county borough or of a metropolitan district or London borough, or the Common Council of the City of London,

  • “medical” includes surgical,

  • “medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30),

  • “medicine” includes such chemical re-agents as are included in a list approved by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of section 80,

  • “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments,

  • F8“NHS body” means—

    1. a

      a Special Health Authority,

    2. b

      an NHS trust,

    3. c

      an NHS foundation trust,

    4. d

      a Local Health Board,

    5. e

      the National Health Service Commissioning Board, and

    6. f

      a clinical commissioning group.

  • “NHS trust” includes an NHS trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 F5(including a body that becomes a National Health Service trust by virtue of an order made under section F6... 65E(1) of that Act),

  • “officer” includes servant,

  • “optometrist” means a person registered in the register of optometrists maintained under section 7 of the Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44) F11... or a body corporate registered in the register of bodies corporate maintained under section 9 of that Act carrying on business as an optometrist,

  • “patient” includes a woman who is pregnant or breast-feeding or who has recently given birth,

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers,

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  • “property” includes rights,

  • F4“registered pharmacist” means a person registered as a pharmacist in Part 1 or 4 of the register maintained under article 19 of the Pharmacy Order 2010,

  • F12...

  • “regulations” means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers,

  • “Special Health Authority” includes a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41),

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  • “university” includes a university college,

  • “voluntary organisation” means a body the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit, but does not include any public or local authority.

2

In this Act (except where the context otherwise requires) any reference to a body established under this Act or the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 00) includes a reference to a body continued in existence by virtue of this Act or that Act.

3

Any reference in this Act to the purposes of a hospital is a reference to its general purposes and to any specific purpose.