Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “AIDS” means Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; “dangerous drugs” has the same meaning as in the Dangerous Drugs Act; “HIV” means Human Immunodeficiency Virus; “HIV test” means a test which determines whether or not a person is infected with HIV; “human tissue”— (a) includes an organ, or part, of a human body; or (b) includes semen or any substance or secretion, taken from the human body, or part of the human body; but (c) does not include blood; “institution” means a hospital, laboratory, pharmacy or centre for the rehabilitation of drug addicts; H6 – 1 [Issue 2] “medical practitioner” means a person holding a certificate of registration under section 28 of the Medical Council Act or section 27 of the Dental Council Act; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of health is assigned; “nursing officer” means a registered nursing officer or midwife under the Nursing Council Act; “paramedical staff” means a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give first aid treatment, or a person who supplements medical practitioners in their activities; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of health, but where the official head of the Ministry is a Senior Chief Executive, reference to the Permanent Secretary shall be deemed to be reference to the Senior Chief Executive; “positive”, in relation to an HIV test, means a result which shows that the person who is tested was, at the time the test was undertaken, infected with HIV.