General

27Other interpretative provisions

(1)

In this Act—

“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

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“the Commissioner” has the meaning given by section 1;

“enactment” includes an enactment contained in an Act passed in the Session in which this Act is passed or in a later Session;

“family health service provider in Wales” means—

(a)

a person who provides services under a contract entered into by that person with a Local Health Board under F2section 42 or 57 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006F2 (c. 49);

(b)

a person who has undertaken to provide in Wales F3general ophthalmic services F4, or both general ophthalmic services and other ophthalmic services in accordance with arrangements made with a Local Health Board, under F5... that Act, or pharmaceutical services under Chapter 1 of Part 7F3 of that Act;

(c)

an individual who provides in Wales F6primary medical services or primary dental services in accordance with arrangements made under section 50 or 64 of that ActF6(except as an employee of, or otherwise on behalf of, a Welsh health service body or an independent provider in Wales);

(d)

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“family health services” means services provided in Wales which are mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of “family health service provider in Wales”;

“further education” has the meaning given in section 2(3) to (5) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

“further education corporation” has the meaning given in section 17(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13);

“higher education corporation” has the meaning given in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

“independent provider in Wales” means a person who—

(a)

provides services of any kind in Wales under arrangements with a Welsh health service body or a family health service provider in Wales, and

(b)

is not a Welsh health service body or a family health service provider in Wales;

“independently provided services” means services provided in Wales which are mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “independent provider in Wales”;

“maintained school” has the meaning given in section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);

“NHS trust” has the same meaning as in the F8National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006F8(c. 49);

“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made by the F9Welsh MinistersF9;

“Welsh health service body” means—

(a)

the F10Welsh MinistersF10, to the extent that F11they dischargeF11 functions in relation to the National Health Service;

(b)

a Local Health Board;

(c)

an NHS trust managing a hospital or other establishment or facility in Wales;

(d)

a Special Health Authority discharging functions in relation to Wales.

(2)

The F12Welsh MinistersF12 may by order amend the definitions of “family health service provider in Wales” and “independent provider in Wales”.

(3)

Before making an order under subsection (2), the F13Welsh MinistersF13 must consult such persons as F14they thinkF14 appropriate.

(4)

Section 13 of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44) (interpretation of references to the Committee of Public Accounts) applies for the purposes of this Act as it applies for the purposes of that Act.