The Health Protection Agency (Yr Asiantaeth Diogelu Iechyd) Regulations 2003

Regulation 9(1)

SCHEDULE 1 RULES AS TO MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE AGENCY

1.  The first meeting of the Agency shall be held on such day and at such place as may be fixed by the chairman, who shall be responsible for convening the meeting.

2.—(1) The chairman may call a meeting of the Agency at any time.

(2) If a requisition for a meeting, signed by at least one third of the total number of members, is presented to the chairman, and the chairman either—

(a) refuses to call a meeting; or

(b) without so refusing, does not call a meeting within 21 days after the requisition has been presented,

those members may immediately call a meeting.

(3) Before each meeting of the Agency, a notice of the meeting which—

(a) specifies the principal business proposed to be transacted at it; and

(b) is signed by the chairman or by an officer of the Agency authorised by the chairman to sign on behalf of the chairman,

shall be delivered to each member, or sent by post to each member’s last known address, at least seven clear days before the day of the meeting.

(4) The proceedings of any meeting shall not be invalidated by a failure to deliver such notice to any member.

(5) In the case of a meeting called under sub-paragraph (2) above by members, the notice shall be signed by those members and no business other than that specified in the notice shall be transacted at the meeting.

3.—(1) At any meeting of the Agency the chairman or, in the chairman’s absence, the deputy chairman (if such a person is present) shall preside.

(2) If the chairman and any deputy chairman are absent, such other non-officer member present as the other members present shall choose for the purpose shall preside.

4.  Every question at a meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and competent to vote on the question and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chairman or, in the chairman’s absence, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least one third of the membership (the chairman being included for this purpose in the reckoning) is present.

(2) The chairman and at least two members shall be present at a meeting of the Agency that is convened for the purpose of appointing a person to act as the Chief Executive.

6.—(1) The minutes of the proceedings of a meeting shall be drawn up and shall be signed at the next ensuing meeting by the person presiding at that next meeting.

(2) The names of the members present at a meeting shall be recorded in the minutes.

Regulation 13

SCHEDULE 2

Column 1	Column 2
Regulations	Amendments
Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2000(1)	In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, extent and interpretation), in paragraph (4) for “, the Prescription Pricing Authority and the Microbiological Research Authority” substitute “and the Prescription Pricing Authority”. In the Schedule (amendment of regulations relating to membership and procedure of special health authorities), paragraph 5 is deleted.
Special Health Authorities (Amendment) Regulations 1998(2)	Regulation 4 (amendment of the Microbiological Research Authority Regulations 1994) is deleted.
Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996(3)	In Schedule 5 (amendment of regulations relating to membership and procedure of special health authorities), paragraph 10 is deleted.

(1)

S.I. 2000/696.

(2)

S.I. 1998/1576.

(3)

S.I. 1996/707.