Article 2

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Data Protection Act 1984;

• “care” includes examination, investigation and diagnosis;

• “dental practitioner” and “medical practitioner” mean, respectively, a person registered under the Dentists Act 1984 ^f1 and the Medical Act 1983 ^f2;

• “health authority” has the same meaning as in section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 ^f3;

• “Health Board” has the same meaning as in section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ^f4;

• “Health and Social Services Board” has the same meaning as in Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 ^f5;

• “health professional” means any person listed in the Schedule to this Order; and “the subject access provisions” has the meaning which it has for the purposes of Part IV of the Act.