National Health Service Act 1977

102 Allowances and remuneration for members of certain bodies. E+W+S

(1) The Secretary of State may pay such travelling and other allowances, including compensation for loss of remunerative time, as he may, with the approval of [F1 the Treasury], determine—

(a) to members of any of the following bodies constituted under this Act—

(i) F2 , any standing advisory committee constituted under section 6 above to advise the Secretary of State . . . F2 and any sub-committee appointed by any such standing advisory committee . . . F2 ;

(ii) the Medical Practices Committee;

(iii) any body on which functions are conferred by regulations under section 32 above [F3 or by regulations which make provision in relation to section 28C arrangements of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 32 above];

(iv) the Dental Estimates Board;

(v) the Tribunal constituted under section 46 above [F4 and the FHSAA];

(b) to members of any other body being a body specified in an order made by the Secretary of State as being a body recognised by him to have been formed for the purpose of performing a function connected with the provision of services under this Act.

(2) The Secretary of State may pay to members of any of the following bodies such remuneration as he may, with the approval of [F5 the Treasury], determine—

(a) the Medical Practices Committee;

(b) any body on which functions are conferred by regulations under section 32 above;

(c) the Dental Estimates Board;

(d) the Tribunal constituted under section 46 above [F4 and the FHSAA];

(e) any other body constituted under Part II of this Act, being a body specified in an order made for the purposes of this subsection, with the approval of [F6 the Treasury], by the Secretary of State.

(3) Allowances shall not be paid under subsection (1) above except in connection with the excercise or performance of such powers or duties, in such circumstances, as may, with the approval of [F1 the Treasury], be determined by the Secretary of State.

(4) Any payments under this section shall be made at such times and in such manner, and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates or otherwise, as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of [F6 the Treasury], determine.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(c)(d)(2), 3(5)

F2 Words repealed by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53, SIF 113:2), Sch. 7

F3 Words in s. 102(1)(a)(iii) inserted (1.4.1998) by 1997 c. 46, s. 41(10), Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 24; S.I. 1998/631, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with arts. 3-5)

F4 Words in s. 102(1)(a)(v)(2)(d) added (1.10.2001 for certain purposes for E., 1.12.2001 for all other purposes for E. and 26.8.2002 for W.) by 2001 c. 15, ss. 27(2), 70(2) (with ss. 64(9), 65(4)); S.I. 2001/3294, art. 4(1), Sch. Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. Pt. II); S.I. 2002/1919, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. II

F5 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(2), 3(5)

F6 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts 2(1)(2), 3(5)