In this Part of this Act, " the 1946 Act" means the National Health Service Act 1946 as amended by any subsequent enactment, " the 1947 Act" means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 as amended by any subsequent enactment and "the 1949 Act" means the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1949.
In this Part of this Act, in its application to England and Wales, the expression " the Minister " means the Minister of Health, and any other expression to which a meaning is assigned by the 1946 Act for the purposes of that Act has that meaning also for the purposes of this Part of this Act in its application to England and Wales.
In this Part of this Act, in its application to Scotland, the expression "the Minister" means the Secretary of State, and any other expression to which a meaning is assigned by the 1947 Act for the purposes of that Act has that meaning also for the purposes of this Part of this Act in its application to Scotland.
In the provisions of the 1946 Act specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act references to that Act shall include references to this Part of this Act in its application to England and Wales, and in section 65 (residential accommodation for staff) of that Act the reference to Part III thereof shall include a reference to this Part of this Act in its application as aforesaid ; and in the provisions of the 1947 Act specified in Part II of that Schedule the references to that Act shall include references to this Part of this Act in its application to Scotland, and in section 64 (residential accommodation for staff) of that Act, the reference to Part III thereof shall include a reference to this Part of this Act in such last mentioned application thereof.