Health and Social Care Act 2008

29 (1) Section 74 of the 1984 Act (interpretation) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the definition of “district” substitute—

““district” means—

(a) in relation to a local authority in Greater London, a London borough, the City of London, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple,

(b) in relation to a local authority in England for an area for which there is no district council, that area,

(c) in relation to a local authority in Wales, a county or county borough,

(d) in relation to the Council of the Isles of Scilly, those Isles;”.

(3) In the definition of “local authority” for “section 1(2)” substitute “ section 1(1) ”.

(4) For the definition of “premises” substitute—

““premises” includes any place and, in particular, includes—

(a) any vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft,

(b) any tent or movable structure, and

(c) any offshore installation (as defined in section 12(1) of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971);”.

(5) In the definition of “relevant provision of this Act”, before “other” insert “ (including a provision in regulations made under this Act) ”.

(6) In the appropriate place, insert the following definitions—

• ““public authority” has the meaning given in section 6(3) of the Human Rights Act 1998;”,

““relevant health protection authority” means—

(a) a local authority, port health authority or joint board with functions under a relevant provision of this Act, and

(b) if regulations under Part 2A confer functions on a public authority of any other description and state that the authority is to be regarded as a relevant health protection authority with respect to those functions, that authority;”.

(7) The following definitions are omitted—

(a) “coastal waters”;

(b) “common lodging-house”;

(c) “dustbin”;

(d) “factory”;

(e) “hospital”;

(f) “house”;

(g) “inland waters”;

(h) “local Act”;

(i) “NHS trust” and “NHS contract”;

(j) “notifiable disease”;

(k) “rating district”;

(l) “school”;

(m) “street”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 29 in force at 6.4.2010 for E. by S.I. 2010/708, art. 6(e) (with Sch. 2)

I2 Sch. 11 para. 29 in force at 26.7.2010 for W. by S.I. 2010/1547, art. 2(e) (with Sch. 1)