Section 18 Interpretation

In this Act—

• F1...

• “health service” has the same meaning as in F2the National Health Service Act 2006 ;

• “illness” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 ;

• “patient” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006;

• “personal injury” includes any disease and any impairment of a person's physical or mental health;

• “scheme”, except in section 1, means a scheme established under that section;

• “scheme authority” has the meaning given by section 11(1);

• “specified”, in relation to a scheme, means specified in the scheme.

In this Act, references to functions in connection with a scheme include functions in relation to settlement agreements under the scheme.