# The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005, Article 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England.
(3) In this Order—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“the Institute” means the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement established by this Order;
“NHS body” means a Strategic Health Authority , a Primary Care Trust , a Special Health Authority , an NHS trust and an NHS foundation trust ;
“NHS staff” means any person employed by or engaged to provide services to an NHS body; and
“Prescription Pricing Authority” means the Special Health Authority established by the Prescription Pricing Authority Constitution Order 1990.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1446/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-institute-for-innovation-and-improvement-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005/article-1
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