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The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 1997

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 6th January 1998.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996(1).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 8(5) (termination of tenure of office) for the words “six months” substitute the words “three months”.

(3) In regulation 10 (disqualification for appointment)—

(a)in paragraph (1) omit sub-paragraph (l); and

(b)for paragraph (4) substitute the following paragraph—

(4) A person shall not be disqualified under paragraph (1)(j) by virtue of holding any paid appointment or office where—

(a)he holds a post in a university; or

(b)he is a person providing general medical services under the 1977 Act(2),

and the paid appointment or office is a part-time appointment or office, other than as chairman or as a director, with an NHS trust..

(4) In Schedule 2 (Special Health Authorities of which the chairman and members are not disqualified under regulation 10(1)(g))—

(a)after “Mental Health Act Commission” insert—

National Blood Authority; and

(b)after “National Health Service Supplies Authority” insert—

Prescription Pricing Authority.

Amendment of Regulations relating to Membership and Procedure of Special Health Authorities

3.  The regulations specified in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Alan Milburn

Minister of State,

Department of Health

15th December 1997

Ron Davies

Secretary of State for Wales

15th December 1997

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