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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-control-of-data-processing-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-5",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/12",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-control-of-data-processing-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“confidential information” has the meaning given by section 1(12);\n“the Department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;\n“health care” has the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;\n“information” has the meaning given by section 1(10);\n“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made by the Department;\n“processing” has the meaning given by section 1(15);\n“relevant person” has the meaning given by section 1(11);\n“social care” has the meaning given by section 2(5) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/12/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:59.380639+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."
}