Care Act 2014 (c. 23)

PART 3 U.K. Health

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Health Research Authority

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 modified (1.4.2015) by The Care and Support (Isles of Scilly) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/642), arts. 1, 2(2)(b); SI 2015/993 art. 2(a)

Research ethics committees U.K.

115 Establishment by the HRA U.K.

(1) The HRA may establish research ethics committees which have the following functions—

(a) approving research of the kind referred to in section 113(1);

(b) giving such other approvals as enactments require.

(2) The HRA must ensure that a research ethics committee established under this section complies with the requirements set out in the REC policy document.

(3) The HRA may abolish a research ethics committee established under this section.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 115 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(g)