Section 55 Interpretation etc.

Except where the contrary intention appears, in this Act the following expressions have the following meanings—

• “the appointed day” means such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint;

• “Board of Governors” means a body constituted in pursuance of section 11 of the principal Act as the Board of Governors of a teaching hospital;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “the health service” means the health service established in pursuance of section 1 of the principal Act;

• “the Health Service Acts” means the National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1968 and this Act;

• “local health authority” includes a joint board constituted in pursuance of section 19 of the principal Act and a body exercising delegated functions of such an authority in pursuance of section 46 of the M1Local Government Act 1958;

• “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “preserved Board” has the meaning assigned to it by section 15(6) of this Act;

• “the principal Act” means the M2National Health Service Act 1946;

• “regulations” means, subject to subsection (2) of the following section, regulations made by the Secretary of State;

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and any other expression to which a meaning is assigned by Part IV or section 79(1) of the principal Act has that meaning in this Act.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 it is hereby declared that in this Act “property” includes land.

Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to it as amended or applied by or under any other enactment including this Act.