Section 9 InterpretationI1

In this Act—

• “department” means a Northern Ireland department;

• “the Executive” means the Executive Committee of the Assembly, established under section 20 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;

• “further education premises” means premises occupied by an institution of further education;

• “higher education institution” means a body described in Article 3(2)(a) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;

• “higher education premises” means premises occupied by a higher education institution;

• “hospital premises” means premises occupied by a hospital within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

• “institution of further education” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;

• “public service body” means a body—

  1. (a)

     constituted by or under a statutory provision; and

  2. (b)

     having functions that consist of or include providing public services or otherwise serving the public interest,

  and also includes a body falling within section 2(2)(b), (c) or (d) which is not constituted by or under a statutory provision;

• “school” has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

• “school premises” means premises occupied by a school;

• “specified public service body” means a public service body specified in regulations made under section 2;

• “statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.