PART 5Miscellaneous and General

Constitution of NHS trusts

24Vice-chairs of boards of directors of NHS trusts

(1)

Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act (constitution, establishment etc. of NHS trusts) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 3 (board of directors)—

(a)

after sub-paragraph (1)(a) insert—

“(aa)

if the Welsh Ministers consider it appropriate, a vice-chair appointed by them, and”, and

(b)

omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a).

(3)

In paragraph 4 (regulations relating to the appointment etc. of the board of directors), in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “chairman” insert “ , the vice-chair ”.

(4)

In paragraph 11 (pay and allowances of chairman and non-executive directors)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “chairman” insert “ , the vice-chair (if any) ”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “chairman” insert “ , the vice-chair (if any) ”.