{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-65O",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-65O.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "section/65O",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "65O",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Chapter",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“trust special administrator” means a person appointed under section 65B(8)(a) , section 65D(2) or section 65M(1)(a);\n“working day” means any day which is not Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.\n(2) The references in this Chapter to taking action in relation to an NHS trust include a reference to taking action, including in relation to another NHS trust or an NHS foundation trust, which is necessary for and consequential on action taken in relation to that NHS trust.\n(3) The references in this Chapter to taking action in relation to an NHS foundation trust include a reference to taking action, including in relation to another NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust, which is necessary for and consequential on action taken in relation to that NHS foundation trust.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 Ch. 5A inserted (15.2.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 16, 40(1); S.I. 2010/30, art. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 65O(1): s. 65O renumbered as s. 65O(1) (15.7.2014) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 120(1), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 3(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 65O(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 8 para. 20; S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 65O inserted (1.11.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 178(4), 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 65O(2)(3) inserted (15.7.2014) by Care Act 2014 (c. 23), ss. 120(1), 127(1); S.I. 2014/1714, art. 3(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "omitted by virtue of 2012 c. 7, Sch. 14 para. 24A(a) (as inserted)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2014/23",
      "affecting_title": "Care Act 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted by virtue of 2012 c. 7, Sch. 14 para. 24A(b) (as inserted)",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2014/23",
      "affecting_title": "Care Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/65O",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+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."
}