12. In regulation 1 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (citation, commencement and interpretation)(1), for the definition of “independent hospital” in paragraph (2), substitute—
““independent hospital”—
in England, means a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section;
in Wales, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; and
in Scotland, means an independent healthcare service as defined in section 2(5)(a) and (b) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;”.
S.I. 2002/1792. The definition of “independent hospital” was inserted by S.I. 2005/2687, Schedule 5, paragraph 1.