Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1996
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Act of 1994” means the Health Insurance Act, 1994 ; | ||
“ancillary health services” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1994; | ||
“the Board” means the Voluntary Health Insurance Board established by the Principal Act; | ||
“health services” means in-patient services (within the meaning of the Health Act, 1970 ) and ancillary health services (within the meaning of the Act of 1994); | ||
“health service provider” means a person who provides a health service; | ||
“the Principal Act” means the Voluntary Health Insurance Act, 1957 . | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a scheme under section 2 includes a reference to a scheme under section 4 of the Principal Act that was in force immediately before the passing of this Act, | ||
(b) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, and | ||
(c) a reference to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |