Community Health Councils Regulations 2004

Composition of Councils

2.—(1) The members of a Council shall be appointed —

(a) in the case of certain members, by the relevant local authorities in accordance with regulation 5;

(b) in the case of certain other members, by the voluntary organisations determined in accordance with regulation 6; and

(c) in the case of the remaining members, by the Assembly,

and for this purpose the Assembly shall determine the number of members to be appointed by each of the categories of the appointing authorities mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above.

(2) The Assembly shall exercise its powers of determination under paragraph (1) so as to secure that no later than April 2006—

(a) at least one member is appointed by each of the relevant local authorities and one quarter of the total membership of a Council are appointed by the relevant local authorities; and

(b) one quarter of the members are appointed by the voluntary organisations.

(3) In addition to the members appointed in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), a Council may from time to time appoint such co-opted members as appear to the Council to be necessary or expedient for the performance by a Council of its duties.

(4) Co-opted members may not vote in any meetings or proceedings of a Council.