2Regulations may make provision about—
(a)the membership of Councils (including the election by members of a Council of a member to chair the Council),
(b)the proceedings of Councils,
(c)the staff, premises and expenses of Councils,
(d)the discharge of any function of a Council by a committee of the Council or by a joint committee appointed with another Council,
(e)the appointment, as members of a committee or joint committee, of persons who are not members of the Council or Councils concerned,
(f)the consultation of Councils by Local Health Boards, Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts and NHS trusts with respect to such matters, and on such occasions, as may be prescribed,
(g)the consideration by Councils of matters relating to the operation of the health service within their districts, and the giving of advice by Councils to Local Health Boards and NHS trusts on such matters,
(h)the preparation and publication of reports by Councils,
(i)matters to be included in any such report,
(j)the furnishing and publication by Local Health Boards and NHS trusts of comments on reports of Councils,
(k)the provision of information (including descriptions of information which are or are not to be provided) to Councils by Local Health Boards, Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts or NHS trusts,
(l)the provision of information (including descriptions of information which are or are not to be provided) by Councils to other persons (including other Councils),
(m)the provision by Councils on behalf of the Welsh Ministers of the independent advocacy services required to be provided under section 187,
(n)the functions to be exercised by Councils in addition to those exercisable otherwise than by virtue of this Schedule.