National Health Service Act 1977

Part I E+W+S Constitution of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board

1 E+W+S The Public Health Laboratory Service Board shall be a body corporate.

2 E+W+S The Board may accept, hold and administer properly on trust for any purposes relating to [F1 its functions].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Public Health Laboratory Service Act 1979 (c. 23, SIF 113:1), s. 1(4)

3 E+W+S The Board shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and such other members so appointed as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and the members shall include—

(a) not less than two persons appointed after consultation with the Medical Research Council; and

(b) not less than two persons with experience as microbiologists, appointed after consultation with such organisations as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate; and

(c) not less than two proper officers appointed by a local authority; and

(d) not less than one person with experience of service in hospitals; and

(e) not less than one medical practitioner engaged in general medical practice, appointed after consultation with such organisations as the Secretary of State may recognise as representative of practitioners so engaged.

4 E+W+S Subject to paragraph 5 below members shall be appointed for a term of three years.

5 E+W+S Any member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.

6 E+W+S A member may at any time resign his office.

7 E+W+S A person who is or has been a member of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member.

8 E+W+S The Board may elect a deputy chairman and may appoint one or more committees consisting wholly or partly of members of the Board and may delegate to any such committee any of the Board’s functions.

9 E+W+S The proceedings of the Board or any committee appointed by the Board shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in the membership of the Board or committee, or by any defect in the appointment or qualification of any such member.

10 E+W+S The Board and, subject to any directions of the Board, any committee appointed by them, may regulate their own procedure and fix a quorum for any of their proceedings.