112BInterpretation

1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   cancer has the meaning set out in section 2 of the Cancer Registry Act 1993

   cancer registry means the cancer registry maintained under the Cancer Registry Act 1993

   cervical cancer means any cancer of the cervix

   cervical screening service means any service provided for the purpose of providing cervical screening, assessment, and treatment services in relation to a particular woman as part of the NCSP

   diagnostic test means a test taken to determine or confirm the presence of cancer, or a precursor to cancer, in a woman's cervix or vagina, and may include—

   1. a colposcopic procedure:
   2. an examination of a histological specimen taken from the woman

   evaluate has the meaning set out in section 112T(1)

   evaluation material means any information about, and any specimen taken from, an identifiable individual that was obtained by a screening programme evaluator under this Part

   health information has the meaning set out in paragraphs (a) and (c) of the definition of that term in section 22B, but does not include information about assisted dying services provided under the End of Life Choice Act 2019.

   health practitioner has the meaning set out in section 5 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

   hospital means a hospital care institution within the meaning of section 58(4) of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001

   NCSP means the programme that, at the date of commencement of this section, is operated by the Ministry of Health and known as the National Cervical Screening Programme

   NCSP information means—

   1. register information; and
   2. information held by the NCSP as a result of an evaluation conducted in accordance with this Part

   NCSP manager means—

   1. the person appointed under section 112C(3) as the NCSP manager; or
   2. if no person has been appointed as the NCSP manager, the Director-General

   NCSP register means the National Cervical Screening Programme register maintained by the persons appointed under section 112C, and includes any part of the register that is replaced

   register information means information held on the NCSP register

   relevant woman, for the purposes of sections 112X, 112ZB, 112ZC, and 112ZD, has the meaning set out in section 112X(1)

   review committee means an NCSP review committee established under section 112O

   screening programme evaluator means a person designated as a screening programme evaluator under section 112U(1)

   screening test means a test, such as a high-risk HPV test or a cervical or vaginal cytology test, designed to identify women who may have, or are at higher risk of developing, cervical cancer or a precursor to cervical cancer

   specimen means a bodily sample or tissue sample taken from a woman for the purpose of a screening test or a diagnostic test, and includes cervical and vaginal cytology and histology slides and blocks.