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A.3. —
(1) For the purposes of Class A—
“emergency” means an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom;
“health service body” means—
the National Health Service Commissioning Board;
the Care Quality Commission;
[F2an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006];
F3...
the Health Research Authority;
F4...
the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority;
the Human Tissue Authority;
Monitor;
the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence;
a Special Health Authority established under section 28 of that Act;
an NHS trust in England as defined in section 25 of that Act;
an NHS foundation trust in England, as referred to in section 30(1) of that Act;
a company formed under section 223 of that Act and wholly owned by the Secretary of State.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an event or situation threatens serious damage to human welfare only if it involves, causes or may cause—
(a)loss of human life;
(b)human illness or injury;
(c)homelessness;
(d)damage to property;
(e)disruption of a supply of money, food, water, energy, or fuel;
(f)disruption of a system of communication;
(g)disruption of facilities for transport; or
(h)disruption of services relating to health.
(3) For the purposes of Class A, where 2 or more original buildings are within the same curtilage and are used for the same undertaking they are to be treated as a single original building in making any measurement.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 Pt. 12A inserted (9.4.2020 at 10:00 a.m.) by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Coronavirus) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/412), arts. 1, 3
F2Words in Order substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))
F3Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.3(1) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/368), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 19 (with reg. 7)
F4Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 12A para. A.3(1) omitted (1.2.2023) by virtue of The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 50 (with reg. 3)
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