“Abortion” means a medical or surgical procedure carried out or to be carried out for the purpose of procuring—
(a) The destruction or death of an embryo or fetus after implantation; or
(b) The premature expulsion or removal of an embryo or fetus after implantation, otherwise than for the purpose of inducing the birth of a fetus believed to be viable or removing a fetus that has died:
“Abortion law” means every provision of—
(a) Sections 10 to 46 of this Act; and
(b) Sections 182 to 187A of the Crimes Act 1961:
“Approved counselling service” means any person or agency appointed or approved by the Supervisory Committee under section 31 of this Act:
[“Area health board” means an area health board constituted under the Area Health Boards Act 1983:]
“Contraceptive” means a substance or device or technique intended to prevent conception or implantation:
. . . . .
“Holder”, in relation to a licence issued under this Act, means —
(a) In the case of a hospital under the control of a Hospital Board, the person who is for the time being the Superintendent of the hospital, whether or not he held that office when the licence was issued:
(b) In the case of a private hospital, the person who is for the time being the licensee (within the meaning of section 118 of the Hospitals Act 1957) of the hospital, whether or not he held that office when the licence was issued (under this Act):
(c) In the case of any other institution, the person who is for the time being in charge of the i institution, whether or not he was in charge of it when the licence was issued:
“Hospital Board” means a Hospital Board constituted under the Hospitals Act 1957:
“Institution” means any hospital, clinic, or other premises in which it is proposed to perform abortions:
“Licence” means a licence issued under this Act:
“Licensed institution” means an institution in respect of which a licence is for the time being in force under this Act:
. . . . .
“Private hospital” means a hospital in respect of which a licence is for the time being in force under Part V of the Hospitals Act 1957:
“Practising obstetrician or gynaecologist” means a registered medical practitioner who is registered as a specialist in obstetrics or gynaecology or obstetrics and gynaecology or, in the opinion of the Supervisory Committee, is experienced in one or both of those branches of medicine:
“Secretary”, in relation to the Supervisory Committee, means the officer of the Department of Justice for the time being acting as Secretary of the Committee:
“Supervisory Committee” means the Abortion Supervisory Committee constituted under section 10 of this Act.
. . . . .
“Area health board”: The definition of this term was inserted by s. 98 of the Area Health Boards Act 1983.
“Family planning clinic”: A definition of this term was omitted by s. 2 (2) of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Amendment Act 1990.
“Operating surgeon” and “woman's own doctor”: Definitions of these terms were repealed by s. 2 (2) of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Amendment Act 1978.
