2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2008;
“health service body” means an English NHS body(1), NHS Blood and Transplant(2) or the Health Protection Agency(3);
“registered manager” means, in respect of a regulated activity, a person registered with the Commission under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Act as a manager in respect of that activity;
“registered person” means, in respect of a regulated activity, the person who is the service provider or a registered manager in respect of that activity;
“relevant address” means—
where the service provider is registered to carry on the regulated activity to which the enforcement action relates from one address, that address; or
where the service provider is registered to carry on the regulated activity from more than one address, any of those addresses to which the enforcement action is relevant;
“service provider” means, in respect of a regulated activity, a person registered with the Commission under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Act as a service provider in respect of that activity;
“service user” means a person who receives services provided in the carrying on of a regulated activity.
“English NHS body” is defined in section 97(1) of the Act.
NHS Blood and Transplant was established as a Special Health Authority in October 2005 (see: S.I. 2005/2529) and is a cross-border Special Health Authority as defined in section 97(1) of the Act.
The Health Protection Agency was established by the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17), section 1.