In this Act—

• “the Central Services Agency” means the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services established under Article 26 of the Order of 1972;

• “the Department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;

• “the framework document” has the meaning given in section 5;

• “the health and social care bodies” has the meaning given in section 1(5);

• “Health and Social Services Board” means a body established under Article 16 of the Order of 1972;

• “health care” has the meaning given in section 2(5);

• “health inequalities” has the meaning given in section 2(5);

• “HSC trust” means a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 1);

• “the Mental Health Commission” means the Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland established under Part 6 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 4);

• “the Order of 1972” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 14);

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “the Regional Agency” means the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12;

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• “RBSO” means the Regional Business Services Organisation established under section 14;

• “RQIA” means the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Department;

• “social care” has the meaning given in section 2(5);

• “special agency” means a special health and social care agency established under Article 3 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (NI 3);

• “statutory provision” has the meaning given in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).

Other expressions used in this Act to which a meaning is given in Article 2(2), (3) or (4) of the Order of 1972 have the same meaning in this Act as in that Order.