{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/212",
  "legislation_title": "NHS England (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;\n“health service” means the health service continued under section 1(1) of the 2006 Act; and\n“regulation 4(1) function” means the function specified in regulation 4(1).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2017, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 275(1) of the 2006 Act defines “the health service” as including the health service in Wales. These Regulations apply only to the health service in England."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/212/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:14:37.432575+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}