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(1)For the purposes of Chapters 1 and 2, an expression in the first column of the following table is defined or otherwise explained by the provision of this Act specified in the second column.
Expression | Provision |
---|---|
Appointment criteria | Section 104 |
Commissioner of health services | Section 105 |
Devolved authority | Section 126 |
Devolved legislature | Section 126 |
Direct or direction | Subsection (2) below |
Enactment | Section 126 |
Financial year | Section 126 |
Health care workers | Section 97 |
Health research | Section 110 |
The health service | Section 126 |
Health services | Section 99 |
HEE | Section 96 |
The HRA | Section 109 |
LETB | Section 103 |
Social care research | Section 110 |
(2)A power under Chapter 1 or 2 to give a direction—
(a)includes a power to vary or revoke the direction by a subsequent direction, and
(b)must be exercised by giving the direction in question in writing.
(3)The amendments made by sections 116 and 117 and Schedule 8 to provisions of subordinate legislation do not affect the power to make further subordinate legislation amending or revoking the amended provisions.
Commencement Information
I1S. 119 in force at 1.10.2014 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 4(1)(e)
I2S. 119 in force at 1.1.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(j)
I3S. 119 in force at 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/3186, art. 2(e)
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