SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5F13HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F13

Sch. 5 heading substituted (28.6.1995 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 17, ss. 2(1)(3), 8(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 59 (with Sch. 2 para. 6)

Part III Supplementary Provisions

Miscellaneous

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Provision may be made by regulations as to—

a

the appointment and tenure of office of the chairman F1vice-chairman and members of an authority F2and any members of a committee or sub-committee of F3, or joint committee or joint sub-committee including, an authority who are not members of the authority;

F4aa

the circumstances in which a member of an authority who is (or is to be regarded as) an officer of the authority may be suspended from performing his functions as a member

b

the appointment F5and constitution of F6. . . committees and sub-committees F7(and joint committees and joint sub-committees) of (or including) an authority (including any such committees consisting wholly or partly of persons who are not members of the authority in question); and

c

the procedure of an authority, and of such committees and sub-committees as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above.

F812A

Regulations made by virtue of this Schedule F9may make provision (including provision modifying this Schedule) to deal with cases where the post of chief officer or any other officer of an authority is held jointly by two or more persons or where the functions of such an officer are in any other way performed by more than one person.

13

An authority may pay subscriptions, of such amounts as the Secretary of State may approve, to the funds of such bodies as he may approve.

14

The proceedings of an authority shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in its membership, or by any defect in a member’s appointment.

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F101

Any rights acquired, or liabilities (including liabilities in tort) incurred, in respect of the exercise by an authority of any function exercisable by them by virtue of section 16 or 16D above are enforceable by or (as the case may be) against that authority (and no other health service body).

1A

This paragraph does not apply in relation to the joint exercise of any functions by an authority with another body under section 16(2)(c) or (3)(b) above.

F112

An authority shall not be entitled to claim in any proceedings any privilege of the Crown in respect of the discovery or production of documents.

This sub-paragraph shall not prejudice any right of the Crown to withhold or procure the withholding from production of any document on the ground that its disclosure would be contrary to the public interest.

F123

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Provision may be made by regulations with respect to the recording of information by an authority, and the furnishing of information by an authority to the Secretary of State or another authority.