In these Regulations—

• “the 1999 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme) Regulations 19992;

• “the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;

• “the 2012 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 20123;

• “the appointed day” means the day on which these Regulations come into force;

• “eligible body” means a body specified in regulation 4;

• “membership year” means, in relation to an eligible body, any period of 12 months beginning on 1st April during any part of which that body is a member of the Scheme;

• “qualifying liability” has the meaning given by regulation 9;

• “relevant function” means—

  1. a

     arranging for the provision of, or providing services for the purposes of, or exercising functions in relation to, the health service continued under section 1(1) of the NHS Act 2006;

  2. b

     a power exercised by virtue of section 7 of the Health and Medicines Act 19884;

  3. c

     a power exercised under section 13W, 14Z5, 43(3) or 44 of, or paragraphs 19 or 20 of Schedule 4 to, the 2006 Act5;

  4. d

     a power exercised under section 243 or 270 of the 2012 Act;

  5. e

     a function conferred by regulations made under section 240(1)(a) or (b) of the 2012 Act.