# NHS Redress Act 2006, Section 18: Interpretation


(1) In this Act—
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“health service” has the same meaning as in the 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.
(2) In this Act, references to functions in connection with a scheme include functions in relation to settlement agreements under the scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/44/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-redress-act-2006/section-18
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