Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Health Act 1999;

• “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “health improvement plan” means a plan which a Health Authority is required to prepare under section 28 of the Act;

• “health-related functions” means the functions of local authorities prescribed under regulation 6;

• “local authority” means a body to which regulation 3(2) applies;

• “NHS body” means a body to which regulation 3(1) applies;

• “NHS contract” has the meaning given in section 4(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f1;

• “NHS functions” means the functions of NHS bodies prescribed under regulation 5;

• “partners”, in relation to partnership arrangements, means one or more NHS bodies and one or more local authorities; and

• “partnership arrangements” means the arrangements prescribed under regulations 7, 8 and 9.

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