(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of Family Health Services Authorities established under the National Health Service Act 1977. They include provisions relating to membership — as to the number of members and conditions of membership (regulation 2), the tenure of office of members, the termination and suspension of tenure of office and eligibility for reappointment (regulations 3 to 5 and 8) and disqualification for appointment and cessation of disqualification (regulations 6 and 9). They include provisions relating to the constitution of authorities and to meetings and proceedings of those authorities — as to the vice-chairman (regulation 10), committees and joint committees (regulation 11) and the conduct of meetings and proceedings (regulations 12 and 13 and the Schedule), including provisions relating to restriction on members participating in meetings on account of pecuniary interest.
The Regulations relating to the membership and procedure of Family Practitioner Committees, as those authorities were called before the coming into force of these Regulations, are revoked by regulation 14.