8 Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations
1 Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (tenure and suspension of tenure of office of executive directors) shall be amended as follows.
2 At the beginning of paragraph (2), insert “Subject to paragraph (2A),”.
3 After paragraph (2), insert the following paragraph—

“2A In the case of a Care Trust, the relevant committee shall not terminate the tenure of office of a director under paragraph (2) unless it has consulted each relevant local authority.”

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