Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires –

“ Administration” means the Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration established under section 2; “ Board” means the Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Board established under section 3; “ Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; “ Chief Medical Director” means the Chief Medical Director appointed by the Board under subsection (1) of section 3; “ Consultant” means a consultant clinician; “ Director of Clinical Services,” means the Director of Clinical Services referred to in section 16; “ Director of Research and Training” means the Director of Research and Training referred to in section 16; “ Government” means the Government of Sierra Leone; “ Health Service Commission” means the Health Service Commission established by section 2 of the Sierra Leone Health Service Commission Act, 2011 (Act No. 5 of 2011); “ junior staff’ means staff of such grade as may be determined from time to time by the Board; 2 3 Interpretation. “medically qualified” means a person with a professional qualification (such as in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry or other allied health professions); “ Medical Advisory Committee” means the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Board under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 9; “ Minister” means the Minister responsible for health and “Ministry” shall be construed accordingly; “ Teaching Hospitals Complex” “ means all hospitals controlled by the Board and as specified in the Schedule; “ trainee” means a student whose course of instruction is- (a) designed (either alone or in conjunction with other courses) to enable him to qualify as a health professional; or (b) designed for the further training of health professionals; “ University” means the University of Sierra Leone established by section 2 of the University of Sierra Leone Act, 1972 (Act No. 22 of 1972). PART II – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX ADMINISTRATION