This order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (Establishment and Constitution) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004.

In this order –

• “the 1990 order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;

• “the Agency” means the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency;

• “the chairman” means the chairman of the Agency;

• “a member” means a member of the Agency other than the chairman;

• “a health and social services body” means –

  1. a

     a Health and Social Services Board;

  2. b

     an HSS Trust;

  3. c

     the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services; or

  4. d

     a special agency.

• “a health service body” means –

  1. a

     a health authority, a special health authority, a Primary Care Trust or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 8, 11, 16A of the National Health Services Act 19773 and section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 19904;

  2. b

     a Health Board, a Special Health Board, the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 2, 10 and 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19785;

  3. c

     a Dental Practice Board or a Scottish Dental Practice Board;

  4. d

     the Public Health Laboratory Service Board; and

  5. e

     the National Radiological Protection Board established by section 1 of the Radiological Protection Act 19706.