{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-health-records-northern-ireland-order-1993/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-health-records-northern-ireland-order-1993/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1993/1250",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-health-records-northern-ireland-order-1993",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.\n(2) In this Order—\n“application” means an application in writing and “apply” shall be construed accordingly;\n“care” includes examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment;\nDefinition rep. with saving by 1998 c. 29\n“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;\n“general medical services contract” means a contract under Article 57 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;\nDefinition rep. by 2004 NI 2\n...\n“health service body” means—\n(a)...\n(b)a special health and social care agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990; or\n(c)a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;\n“information”, in relation to a health record, includes any expression of opinion about the patient;\n“make”, in relation to such a record, includes compile;\nDefinition rep. with saving by 1998 c. 29",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1954 c. 33 (NI)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "2004 NI 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 153(2)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(2) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 153(2)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "1990 NI 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(c) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "1991 NI 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1993/1250/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:44:56.164701+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}