# Health and Social Care Act 2012, Section 275: Interpretation of this Chapter


In this Chapter—
“adult social care” has the meaning given by section 253(3);
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“devolved authority” means—
(a)the Scottish Ministers;
(b)the Welsh Ministers; and
(c)a Northern Ireland Minister;
“health care” has the meaning given by section 255(10);
“health or social care body” has the meaning given by section 259(11);
“the health service” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275(1) of that Act);
“health services” has the meaning given by section 253(3);
“mandatory request” has the meaning given by section 255(4);
“Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister, the deputy First Minister and a Northern Ireland Department;
“public body” means a body or other person whose functions—
(a)are of a public nature, or
(b)include functions of that nature,
but in the latter case, the body or person is a public body to the extent only of those functions;
“relevant data functions” has the meaning given by section 253(3);
“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 260(7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/275 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2012/section-275
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