(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of NHS trusts established under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990. They include in Part II provisions relating to the number, appointment, qualifications and description of directors and joint directorships (regulations 2 to 6), the tenure of office of directors and the termination of tenure of office and eligibility for re-appointment (regulations 7 to 10) and for disqualification for appointment as director and cessation of disqualification (regulations 11 and 12). In Part III provisions are included relating to vice-chairmen (regulations 13 and 14), the appointment of and the exercise of functions by committees and sub-committees (regulations 15 to 18) and meetings and proceedings of a trust including disability for taking part in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest (regulations 19 and 20 and the Schedule).