Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

These Regulations may be cited as the National Treatment Agency Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1997;

• “the Agency” means the National Treatment Agency established by the Order;

• “the chairman” means the chairman of the Agency;

• “health service body” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f1;

• “member” means a member of the Agency other than the chairman;

• “the Order” means the National Treatment Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2001^f2.

In these Regulations, unless the context othewise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

These Regulations extend to England only.