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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/617",
  "legislation_title": "NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Health Act 1999;\n“the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;\n“health improvement plan” means a plan which a Health Authority is required to prepare under section 28 of the Act;\n“health-related functions” means the functions of local authorities prescribed under regulation 6;\n“local authority” means a body to which regulation 3(2) applies;\n“NHS body” means a body to which regulation 3(1) applies;\n“NHS contract” has the meaning given in section 4(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990;\n“NHS functions” means the functions of NHS bodies prescribed under regulation 5;\n“partners”, in relation to partnership arrangements, means one or more NHS bodies and one or more local authorities; and\n“partnership arrangements” means the arrangements prescribed under regulations 7, 8 and 9.\n(2) 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.",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 (c. 19)."
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