The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 707

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996

Made

11th March 1996

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1996

Coming into force

1st April 1996

The Secretary of State for Health, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of powers conferred on them by sections 126(4) and 128(1) of, and paragraphs 1 to 4, 12 and 12A of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

(1)

1977 c. 49. Section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2); section 128(1) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 26(2); paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 5 were first repealed by the 1990 Act, section 66(2) and Schedule 10 and replaced by Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act (that Part being later repealed by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 3) and then further replaced by new paragraphs 1 to 4 inserted by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 59; paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 9 and by the 1995 Act, and Schedule 1, paragraph 60(e); paragraph 12A of Schedule 5 was inserted by the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 10 and amended and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 60(f). Section 128(1) is cited for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. See , for the definition of “authority” in paragraphs 12 and 12A of Schedule 5, paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 as amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), section 1(7) and Schedule 1, paragraph 80(2), the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 6 and the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 60(a).