The Community Health Councils Regulations 1996

PART I GENERAL

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Councils Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) In these Regulations—

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

“appointing body” means, in relation to the appointment of a member, the Secretary of State, a relevant local authority or a voluntary organisation;

“Chief Officer” means the person appointed under regulation 13 to act as Chief Officer of a Council;

“Council” means a Community Health Council;

“financial year” means the period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year;

“member” means a member of a Council;

“1985 Regulations” means the Community Health Councils Regulations 1985(1).

“relevant date” means, in relation to the term of office of any member—

(a)

in the case of a Council whose district is situated in England, 31st August; and

(b)

in the case of a Council whose district is situated in Wales, 31st March;

“relevant Health Authority” means, in relation to a Council, any Health Authority whose area, or any part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;

“relevant local authority” means, in relation to a Council, any local authority whose area or part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;

“relevant NHS trust” means, in relation to a Council, any NHS trust established in relation to a hospital, or other establishment or facility situated or to be situated wholly or partly within the district of the Council;

(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. 1985/304 was amended by S.I. 1990/1375 and by S.I. 1991/275.