The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ADVISORY APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

1.  The Committee shall not transact any business in the absence of any core member unless there is present a person who has been nominated by the core member to act as his deputy.

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where a member is unwilling or unable to perform his functions another person may be appointed in the same manner to be a member in his place.

(2) Where the person who is unwilling or unable to perform his functions is—

(a) the chief officer of the Authority, another officer member of the Authority shall be appointed to act in his place;

(b) a professional member appointed in accordance with paragraph 2(d) or (e) of Schedule 1, another professional member shall be appointed to act in his place.

3.  The Chairman of the Committee shall be the lay member appointed under paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 1.

4.  The Authority shall appoint a person to act as clerk to the Committee and he shall provide the Committee with such clerical or other assistance as the Committee may require.

5.  In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman shall not have any second or casting vote, and no applicant shall be considered suitable for appointment unless a majority of the Committee considers him to be so suitable.

6.  Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 above, the proceedings of the Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in, or failure to appoint to, or defect in the appointment or qualification of any member of, the Committee.

7.  In this Schedule—

• “clerk to the Committee” in the case of Authorities acting together, means the officer appointed by such one of those Authorities as they may agree or, in default of such agreement as the Secretary of State may direct.