{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-275",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-275.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/7",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012",
  "path": "section/275",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "275",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Chapter",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);\n...\n“devolved authority” means—\n(a)the Scottish Ministers;\n(b)the Welsh Ministers; and\n(c)a Northern Ireland Minister;\n“health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);\n“health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);\n“the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);\n“health services” has the meaning given by section 253(3);\n“mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);\n“Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;\n“public body” means a body or other person whose functions—\n(a)are of a public nature, or\n(b)include functions of that nature,\nbut in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;\n“relevant data functions” has the meaning given by section 253(3);\n“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 275 omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 21; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 275 inserted (1.2.2023) by 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. 17(27) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 275 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/275",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:58.603352+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."
}