# The Care Quality Commission (Membership) Regulations 2008 (revoked), Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Care Quality Commission (Membership) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st October 2008.
(2) In these Regulations—
“FHSAA” means the Family Health Service Appeal Authority constituted under section 169 of, and Schedule 13 to, the NHS Act 2006;
“NHS Act 2006” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“NHS body” means—
(a) an English NHS body;
(b) the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG);
(c) the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts;
(d) the National Assembly for Wales;
(e) the Wales Centre for Health;
(f) a Health Board or Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(g) the Scottish Dental Practice Board constituted under section 4 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(h) the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service constituted under section 10 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(i) a National Health Service trust constituted under section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;
(j) the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for Health and Social Services established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
(k) a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;
(l) a Health and Social Services Board established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
(m) a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“NHS tribunal” means the Tribunal constituted under section 46 of the National Health Service Act 1977 for England and Wales;
“Performers Lists Regulations” means the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004;
“pharmaceutical list” means a list published in accordance with regulations made under section 129(2)(a) of the NHS Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2252/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-quality-commission-membership-regulations-2008/regulation-1/enacted
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