Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7)

PART 9 Health and adult social care services: information

CHAPTER 2 The Health and Social Care Information Centre

General and supplementary

275 Interpretation of this Chapter

In this Chapter—

• “adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

• “the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

• “devolved authority” means—

  (a)

  the Scottish Ministers;

  (b)

  the Welsh Ministers; and

  (c)

  a Northern Ireland Minister;

• “health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);

• “health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);

• “the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);

• “health services” has the meaning given by section 253(3);

• “mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);

• “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;

• “public body” means a body or other person whose functions—

  (a)

  are of a public nature, or

  (b)

  include functions of that nature,

  but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;

• “relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).