The Community Health Councils (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Composition of Councils

4.—(1) Regulation 3 (composition of councils) of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) In addition to the members appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) and (3A), a Council may from time to time co-opt such members as appear to the Council to be necessary for the performance by that Council of its functions, and such members may be appointed to sit on any committee or joint committee of that Council.”

(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Members co-opted by a Council in accordance with paragraph (2) may not vote in any meetings or proceedings of a Council or its committees or joint committees.”

(4) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) In addition to the members appointed in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the Welsh Ministers may from time to time, in response to advice provided by the CHC Board under regulation 32(2)(h), co-opt such members to a Council as appear to the Welsh Ministers to be necessary for improving the performance of that Council, and such members may be appointed to sit on any committee or joint committee of that Council.

(3B) Members co-opted by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph (3A) may vote in any meetings or proceedings of a Council or its committees or joint committees.”