Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “HIS” means Healthcare Improvement Scotland;

• “the applicant” means the person making an application for registration of an independent health care service^f1 under the Act;

• “address” means a postal address and, where available, an electronic mail address but an electronic mail address may not be substituted for a postal address;

• “health body” means a Health Board or Special Health Board;

• “manager” means the person who is to manage the independent health care service;

• “provider” in relation to an independent health care service means the person registered to provide that service; and

• “service user” in relation to an independent health care service means any person to whom that service is provided.