The Health Promotion Authority for Wales Constitution (Amendment) Order 1997

Made26th February 1997

Laid before Parliament6th March 1997

Coming into force1st April 1997

The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred upon him by sections 11(1) and (4) and 126(3) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Health Promotion Authority for Wales Constitution (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

Amendment of Health Promotion Authority for Wales Constitution Order2.

In the Health Promotion Authority for Wales Constitution Order 19912, for article 5 (constitution of the Authority) there shall be substituted—

“5.
—The Authority shall consist of—
(a)
a chairman;
(b)
not more than seven persons (not being officers of the Authority);
(c)
the chief officer of the Authority;
(d)
the financial officer of the Authority; and
(e)
one other officer of the Authority.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Gwilym Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

26th February 1997

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Health Promotion Authority for Wales is a special health authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 to exercise functions in relation to health promotion in Wales. This Order amends the Health Promotion Authority for Wales Constitution Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1102) in relation to the constitution of the Authority.

Article 2 of this Order amends the 1991 Order by substituting a new article 5. In particular, the effect of the Order is to provide that the membership of the Authority is to include not more than seven persons (not being officers of the Authority). Prior to the change brought about by this Order, the equivalent requirement provided for there to be seven persons included in the membership of the Authority. In addition the effect of the Order is to increase officer membership of the Authority from two such members to three.