National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities

Part III Amendments of Part III of Schedule 5 to the Principal Act

6 In paragraph 8 of Schedule 5, (corporate status) the words “Area Health Authority” shall be omitted.

7 (1) In paragraph 9 of that Schedule (pay and allowances), in sub-paragraph (1) after the words “chairman of an authority” there shall be inserted “and to any member of a relevant authority who is appointed by the Secretary of State or a Regional Health Authority”.

(2) At the end of the paragraph there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(7) In sub-paragraph (1) above “relevant authority” means—

(a) a Regional Health Authority, a District Health Authority or a Family Health Services Authority; or

(b) any special health authority which is specified in Schedule 1 to the [S.I.1982/314.] Authorities for London Post-Graduate Teaching Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1982, in the Board of Governors of the [S.I.1984/188] Eastman Dental Hospital (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1984 or in any other provision of an order under this Act which specifies an authority for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.”

8 In paragraph 10 of that Schedule (staff) at the end of sub-paragraph (1A) there shall be added the words “and a direction under that sub-paragraph may relate to a particular officer or class of officer specified in the direction”.

9 In paragraph 12 of that Schedule (regulations as to tenure of office, committees and sub-committees and procedure etc. of authorities)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be added the words “and any members of a committee or sub-committee of an authority who are not members of the authority”;

(b) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa) the circumstances in which a member of an authority who is (or is to be regarded as) an officer of the authority may be suspended from performing his functions as a member”; and

(c) in paragraph (b) after the word “appointment” there shall be inserted “and constitution”.

10 After paragraph 12 of that Schedule there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“12A Regulations made by virtue of this Schedule or Schedule 1 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 may make provision (including provision modifying those Schedules) to deal with cases where the post of chief officer or any other officer of an authority is held jointly by two or more persons or where the functions of such an officer are in any other way performed by more than one person.”