The National Health Service (Appellate and Other Functions) Regulations 1992

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“FHSA” means a Family Health Services Authority(1);

“the Medical Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992(2);

“the Pharmaceutical Regulations” means the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992(3);

“relevant functions” means the functions which, by virtue of section 13 of the Act and of these Regulations, are exercisable by the Yorkshire Regional Health Authority;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to these Regulations;

“the Yorkshire Regional Health Authority” means the Regional Health Authority established for the Counties of Humberside, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire(4).

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;and

(b) any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

(1)

See section 2(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

(2)

S.I. 1992/635.

(3)

S.I. 1992/662.

(4)

See S.I. 1981/1836, article 3 and the Schedule.