The National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 20th November 1995.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

“the Authority” means the National Health Service Litigation Authority established by the Order;

“chairman” means the chairman of the Authority;

“health service body” means a Regional Health Authority, a District Health Authority, a Family Health Services Authority, a Special Health Authority, the Dental Practice Board or an NHS trust;

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

“non-officer member” and “officer member” mean, respectively, a member who is not, and one who is, an officer of the Authority;

“the Order” means the National Health Service Litigation Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1995(1).

(3) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

(1)

S.I. 1995/2800.