The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations consolidate and re-enact with amendment the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 concerning the membership and procedure of NHS trusts.

Part II of the Regulations contains provisions relating to the appointment, tenure of office, removal and qualifications of chairpersons and trustees. Provision is also made for the appointment and powers of vice-chairpersons (regulation 5).

Part III contains provisions, similar to those in Part II, relating to Executive Directors, but, in particular, provides for the appointment of persons to the specific positions of chief officer and chief finance officer.

Part IV contains provisions in relation to the holding of meetings (regulation 9) and requires standing orders to be prepared, in accordance with Schedule 1, governing the conduct of meetings (regulation 10). It also makes provision concerning the appointment of committees and sub committees (regulation 11) and the procedures in the event of a member having a conflict of interests (regulation 12).

Regulation 13 provides for the revocation of the 1991 Regulations and the instruments amending those as set out in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 sets out the matters that are required to be included in the standing orders being provisions as to the calling of meetings, quorum, conduct of meetings, voting, records, the procedure where there is a shared executive director post and for suspension and disqualification of members from meetings.