The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000

Meetings and proceedings

10.—(1) The meetings and proceedings of a Primary Care Trust shall be conducted in accordance with the rules set out in Schedule 2 and with Standing Orders made under paragraph (2).

(2) Subject to those rules, to regulation 11 and to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State a trust shall make, and may vary or revoke, Standing Orders for the regulation of its proceedings and business; and such Standing Orders may contain provision for their own suspension.

(3) Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, a trust may, on its own in the case of a committee or sub-committee of the trust or jointly with other trusts or Health Authorities in the case of a joint committee or sub-committee thereof, make, vary and revoke Standing Orders relating to the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of such committee, joint committee or sub-committee but, subject to any such Standing Orders, the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting shall be such as the committee, joint committee or sub-committee may determine.