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“devolved authority” means the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers or the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland,
“devolved legislature” means the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly,
“enactment” includes—
an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978), and
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales or Northern Ireland legislation,
“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31 March (but see also the definition of that expression in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2, paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 7), and
“the health service” means the comprehensive health service in England continued under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
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