PART IGeneral
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Councils Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
(2) In these Regulations —
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“the 2001 Act” (“Deddf 2001”) means the Health and Social Care Act 2001(1)
“the Assembly” (“y Cynulliad”) means the National Assembly for Wales;
“appointing body” (“corff sy'n penodi”) means, in relation to the appointment of a Council member, the Assembly, a relevant local authority or a voluntary organisation;
“Chief Officer”(“Prif Swyddog”) means the person appointed under regulation 14 to act as Chief Officer of a Council;
“Council” (“Cyngor”) means a Community Health Council;
“CHC Board”(“Bwrdd CIC”) means the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales established by regulation 23 of these Regulations;
“Director” (“Cyfarwyddwr”) means the person appointed under regulation 24 to act as Director of the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales;
“financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means the period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year;
“member” (“aelod”) means, where the context so admits a member of a Council or a member of the CHC Board as the case may be;
“relevant local authority” (“awdurdod lleol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any county council or county borough council whose area or part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;
“relevant Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Local Health Board whose area, or any part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;
“relevant NHS Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth GIC perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any NHS Trust established in relation to a hospital, or other establishment or facility which provides services to persons resident within the district of the Council;
“relevant Primary Care Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Gofal Sylfaenol berthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Primary Care Trust which provides services to persons resident in the district of the Council;
“relevant Strategic Health Authority” (“Awdurdod Iechyd Strategol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Strategic Health Authority which makes decisions affecting persons resident in the district of the Council.