Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003

Register of members etc. E+W

20 (1) A public benefit corporation is to have— E+W

(a) a register of members showing, in respect of each member, the constituency to which he belongs and, where there are classes within it, the class to which he belongs,

(b) a register of members of the board of governors,

(c) a register of interests of the members of the board of governors,

(d) a register of directors,

(e) a register of interests of the directors.

(2) The constitution may make further provision about the registers including, in particular, admission to, and removal from, the registers.

21 E+W The constitution is to make provision for dealing with conflicts of interest of members of the board of governors and of the directors.

22 (1) A public benefit corporation is to make the following documents available for inspection by members of the public free of charge at all reasonable times— E+W

(a) a copy of the current constitution,

(b) a copy of the current authorisation,

(c) a copy of the latest annual accounts and of any report of the auditor on them,

(d) a copy of the latest annual report,

(e) a copy of the latest information as to its forward planning,

(f) a copy of any notice given under section 23.

(2) Any person who requests it is to be provided with a copy of or extract from any of the above documents.

(3) The corporation is also to make the registers mentioned in paragraph 20 available for inspection by members of the public, except in circumstances prescribed by regulations; and, so far as the registers are required to be available—

(a) they are to be available free of charge at all reasonable times,

(b) a person who requests it is to be provided with a copy of or extract from them.

(4) If the person requesting a copy or extract under this paragraph is not a member of the corporation, the corporation may impose a reasonable charge for doing so.