The National Health Service (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1998

Amendment of the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996

15.—(1) The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “health service body”, for “or an NHS trust” substitute “, an NHS trust or a pilot scheme health service body as defined in section 16(6) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.

(3) In regulation 10 (disqualification for appointment)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(j), after “NHS trust”, insert “or pilot scheme health service body as defined in section 16(6) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”;

(b) in paragraph (4), after “the 1977 Act” insert “or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”; and

(c) in paragraph (5), after “Part II services” insert “or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997”.

(4) In regulation 16(6)(b) (disability of chairman and members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest), after “Part II services” insert “or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997,”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/707. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1997/2991.