Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.
(2) These Regulations apply to England only.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002;
“the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977(1);
“the 2001 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001(2);
“the Commission” means the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health established under section 20 of the Act;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.