The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Wales) Continuation and Transitional Provisions Order 1996

Appointment of Chief Administrative Medical Officer and Director of Public Health Medicine

4.—(1) If an existing Health Authority takes any action for the selection of a prospective Chief Administrative Medical Officer and Director of Public Health Medicine for appointment by a new Health Authority, the 1983 Regulations shall have effect as if the appointment was to be made by the existing Health Authority but subject to the following modifications—

(a) in Schedule 1A (appointments by a District Health Authority in special cases), paragraph 2 shall be construed as requiring the appointment, as a ninth member of the Committee, of a registered general medical practitioner who practises in the area for which the new Health Authority concerned is to act unless such a practitioner is appointed in accordance with paragraph 2(2)(c) of that Schedule;

(b) the requirement in paragraph 2(1) of that Schedule to appoint two lay members to the Committee shall be construed as requiring one of those persons to be the chairman designate of the new Health Authority concerned, and the other person to be appointed after consultation with another existing Health Authority no part of whose area is within the area for which the new Health Authority concerned is to act;

(c) in paragraph 2(2)(a) of that Schedule, the reference to “the Authority” shall be construed as including a reference to an NHS Trust within the area for which the new Health Authority concerned is to act;

(d) in paragraph 2(2)(d) of that Schedule, the reference to “another Authority” shall be construed as a reference to an existing Health Authority no part of whose area is within the area for which the new Health Authority concerned is to act;

(e) in paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 (general provisions applying in all cases), the references to “general manager” shall be construed as references to the chief officer designate of the new Health Authority concerned;

(f) paragraph 5(1) of that Schedule shall be construed as requiring the chairman designate of the new Health Authority concerned to be Chairman of the Committee;

(g) in paragraph 12 of that Schedule, the meaning of “local authority” shall be construed as including a county or county borough council established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994(1).

(2) Where any such action is taken by an existing Health authority the new Health Authority may, at any time before 1st May 1996, appoint any prospective candidate so selected as if all steps taken by the existing Health Authority had been taken by the new Health Authority.

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1994 c. 19.