The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Made9th April 1999

Laid before Parliament13th April 1999

Coming into force4th May 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 12A(5), 105(7) and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 4th May 1999.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 19912.

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations2

For regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (maximum number and appointment of directors) there is substituted the following:–

Maximum number and appointment of directors2
1
Subject to paragraph (3), the maximum number of directors of an NHS trust shall be eleven.
2
All of the non-executive directors of an NHS trust shall be appointed by the Secretary of State and the executive directors of an NHS trust shall be appointed by the appointing committee in accordance with regulation 12.
3
Where an NHS trust is regarded as having a significant teaching commitment as defined in paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7A to the Act, the maximum number of directors shall be twelve.

Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations3

In regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (disqualification for appointment: chairman and non-executive directors) paragraph (4A)(b) shall be omitted.

Sam GalbraithMinister for Health Scottish OfficeSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh9th April 1999

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) which make provision concerning the membership and procedure of NHS trusts. The Regulations increase the maximum number of directors of an NHS trust from eleven to twelve where the trust is regarded as having a significant teaching commitment. In addition, the time limit of 1 year during which a person can be both a chairman or non-executive director of an NHS trust and a chairman, member, director or employee of another health service body is removed.