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Section 113
1U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1059), in the definition of “ethics committee”—
(a)omit paragraph (a), and
(b)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014, or
(d)any other group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers;”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
2U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000/194), for the definition of “ethics committee” substitute—
““ethics committee” means a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Department;”.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
3U.K.In regulation 1(2) of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1438), for the definition of “research ethics committee” substitute—
““research ethics committee” means—
(a)a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014, or
(b)any other group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.”
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
4U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Nursing Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/160), for the definition of “ethics committee” substitute—
““ethics committee” means a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
5U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Residential Care Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/161), for the definition of “ethics committee” substitute—
““ethics committee” means a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 8 para. 5 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
6U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Independent Health Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/174), for the definition of “ethics committee” substitute—
““ethics committee” means a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 8 para. 6 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
7U.K.In article 1(2) of the Approval of Research on Organs No Longer Required for Procurator Fiscal Purposes (Specified Purposes) (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/310), for the definition of “appropriate Research Ethics Committee” substitute—
““appropriate Research Ethics Committee” means a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers;”.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
8U.K.In regulation 1(2) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1260), for the definition of “research ethics authority” substitute—
““research ethics authority” means—
(a)a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014, or
(b)any other group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers or the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland.”
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 8 para. 8 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
9U.K.In regulation 2 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2810) (definition of “appropriate body”), for the words from “is a committee” to the end substitute “ is a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014. ”
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 8 para. 9 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
10U.K.In regulation 2 of the Mental Capacity 2005 (Appropriate Body) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/833) (definition of “appropriate body”), for the words from “is a committee” to the end substitute “ is a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers. ”
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 8 para. 10 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
11U.K.In regulation 2(1) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Disclosure of Information for Research Purposes) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/995), for the definition of “research ethics committee” substitute—
““research ethics committee” means a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014;”.
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 8 para. 11 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)
12U.K.In regulation 25 of the Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/734) (research), in paragraph (2) for the words from “a research ethics committee” to the end substitute “ a group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers. ”
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 8 para. 12 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(n)