# The National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) (England) Regulations 2018, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Regulations” means the National Health Service (Existing Liabilities Scheme) Regulations 1996;
“the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“the appointed day” means the day on which these Regulations come into force;
“eligible body” means a body specified in regulation 4;
“relevant function” means—
(a) arranging for the provision of, or providing services for the purposes of, or exercising functions in relation to, the health service continued under section 1(1) of the 2006 Act;
(b) a power exercised by virtue of section 7 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 including where exercised by virtue of paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 before the repeal of that paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/755/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-existing-liabilities-scheme-england-regulations-2018/regulation-2
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