Amendment of regulation 1 of the Quality Accounts Regulations2

1

Regulation 1 of the Quality Accounts Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (2), after the definition of “the 2009 Act” insert—

  • “the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board3;

  • “clinical commissioning group” means a body established under section 14D of the 2006 Act4 (effect of grant of application);

  • “Health and Social Care Information Centre” means—

    1. a

      prior to the commencement of section 252(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Health and Social Care Information Centre), the Health and Social Care Information Centre established by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Establishment and Constitution) Order 20055;

    2. b

      on or after the date on which section 252(1) of that Act is commenced, the Health and Social Care Information Centre established by that section;

3

In sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (3), for “NHS services”, in each place it appears, substitute “relevant health services”.