The National Health Service (Appellate Functions) (Directions to Authorities) Regulations 1991

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“a Family Authority” means a Family Health Services Authority(1);

“a Regional Authority” means a Regional Health Authority;

“relevant appellate functions” means the functions which by virtue of section 13 of the Act and of these Regulations are exercisable by Regional Authorities, including, in the case of the Yorkshire Authority, the functions made exercisable by it under regulation 4;

“the relevant Regional Authority” means, in relation to any Family Authority, the Regional Authority in whose region the whole or the greater part of the locality of that Family Authority lies;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to these Regulations;

“the Yorkshire Authority” means the Regional Authority established for the Counties of Humberside, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire(2).

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

(1)

See section 2(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

(2)

See S.I. 1981/1836, article 3 and Schedule.