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(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of Primary Care Trusts in England, established under the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended by the Health Act 1999.
The Regulations include provisions relating to the number of members, conditions of membership and tenure of office of members (regulation 2), the termination of tenure of office (regulations 3 and 4), disqualification for appointment (regulations 5 and 6 and Schedule 1), vice-chairman (regulations 7 and 8), appointment of committees and sub-committees (regulation 9), and meetings and proceedings, including disability for taking part in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest (regulations 10 and 11 and Schedule 2). The Regulations also provide for the arrangements which may be made by Primary Care Trusts for their functions to be exercised jointly with other bodies, or by their committees, sub-committees or officers, or by other Primary Care Trusts or Special Health Authorities (regulation 12).
Notes:
[1] 1977 c. 49; section 16B was inserted by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) ("the 1999 Act"), section 2(1); section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) ("the 1990 Act"), section 65(2) and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); Schedule 5A was inserted by the 1999 Act, Schedule 1; see section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(i) of the 1990 Act, for the definition of "regulations". The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672.back
[2] 1997 c. 46.back
[3] Section 5(1) was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49) ("the 1988 Act"), Schedule 3; section 5(1A) and (1B) was inserted by the 1988 Act, section 10(1); Schedule 1 was amended by the 1988 Act, Schedule 2, paragraph 7 and the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), Schedule 37, paragraph 46.back
[4] 1978 c. 29; section 2 was amended by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudication Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 7, paragraph 1 and by the 1990 Act, section 28; section 4 was amended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 12(3) and Schedule 3; section 10 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 6, paragraph 2 and the 1990 Act, Schedule 10; section 12A was inserted by the 1990 Act, section 31 and amended by section 46(1) of the 1999 Act.back
[5] 1970 c. 46.back
[6] 1999 c. 8.back
[7] See section 1 of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) for a definition of "pilot scheme".back
[8] 1997 c. 24.back
[9] S.I. 1996/707 as amended by S.I. 1997/2991, 1998/648 and 1998/2621.back
[10] A copy of the directions may be obtained by writing to the Department of Health, PC-GMS, Room 7E60, Quarry House, Leeds LS2 7UE.back
[11] 1989 c. 44.back
[12] 1960 c. 66.back
[13] 1993 c. 21.back
[14] 1994 c. 17.back
[15] 1907 c. cxxxvi.back
[16] 1990 c. 19.back
[17] 1999 c. 8.back
[18] See S.I. 1983/894, regulation 7.back
[19] See S.I. 1993/2210, regulation 6.back
[20] See S.I. 1996/489, regulation 13.back
[21] See S.I. 1996/489, regulation 13.back
[22] See S.I. 1996/489, regulation 13.back
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