PART 9Health and adult social care services: information

C1CHAPTER 2F2NHS ENGLAND: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION ETC.

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Pt. 9 Ch. 2: power to amend conferred (1.7.2022) by 2021 c. 3, s 43(3) (as inserted by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), ss. 101(5)(b), 186(6); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30))

General and supplementary

I1275Interpretation of this Chapter

In this Chapter—

  • “adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

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  • “devolved authority” means—

    1. a

      the Scottish Ministers;

    2. b

      the Welsh Ministers; and

    3. c

      a Northern Ireland Minister;

  • “health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);

  • “health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);

  • “the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);

  • “health services” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

  • “mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);

  • “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;

  • “public body” means a body or other person whose functions—

    1. a

      are of a public nature, or

    2. b

      include functions of that nature,

    but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;

  • F3“relevant data functions” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

  • “relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).