The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2004.

(2) In these Regulations –

“the Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

“the Authority” means the Regulation and Improvement Authority;

“the chairman” means the chairman of the Authority;

“member” means a member of the Authority other than the chairman;

“health service body” means –

(a)

a health authority, a special health authority, a Primary Care Trust or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 8, 11 and 16A of the National Health Services Act 1977(1) and section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2);

(b)

a Health Board, a Special Health Board, the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 2, 10 and 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3);

(c)

a Dental Practice Board or a Scottish Dental Practice Board;

(d)

the Public Health Laboratory Service Board; and

(e)

the National Radiological Protection Board established by section 1 of the Radiological Protection Act 1970(4);

“health and social services body” means –

(a)

a Health and Social Services Board;

(b)

an HSS Trust;

(c)

the Agency; or

(d)

a special agency.

(1)

1977 c. 49 as amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8)

(2)

1990 c. 19 as amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 and the Health Act 1999

(3)

1978 c. 29; section 2 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) and by section 28 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; section 10 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53); section 12A was inserted by section 31 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

(4)

1970 c. 46