http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/751/madeHealth Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (England) Regulations 2001National Health Service (NHS)NHS managementHealth care services and specialismsCommunity health servicesCareKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2017-06-07NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLANDThese Regulations amend the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”), which make provision relating to the membership and procedure of Health Authorities. They amend Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations so as to provide that Cambridgeshire Health Authority (which replaced the Cambridge & Huntingdon and North West Anglia Health Authorities) has one of its non-officer members appointed by the University of Cambridge. They also amend Schedule 2 to the 1996 Regulations so as to provide that the chairman and members of the Retained Organs Commission are not disqualified for appointment as a chairman or member of a Health Authority.Statutory Instruments2001 No. 751NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLANDHealth Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (England) Regulations 2001Made8th March 2001Laid before Parliament9th March 2001Coming into force1st April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977

1977 c. 49; section 126(4) was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(2) and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6); see section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(i) and (g) of the 1990 Act, for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”; paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 9, by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), (“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 60(e), and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 39(4). For the definition of “authority” used in paragraph 12 of Schedule 5, see paragraph 8 of Schedule 5; paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 1, paragraph 80(2), by the 1990 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 6 and by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 60(a). The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and the entry for the 1977 Act in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672, as amended by section 66(5) of the 1999 Act.

and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation1.(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England only.

(3)

In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/707, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Regulations2.

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Authorities with a university member), in column (1), for “Cambridge & Huntingdon Health Authority” substitute “Cambridgeshire Health Authority”

See S.I. 1999/616, as amended by S.I. 1999/1024.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations3.

In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (Special Health Authorities of which the chairman and members are not disqualified under regulation 10(1)(g))

Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 1997/2991 and 2000/696.

, after “Prescription Pricing Authority” insert—

Retained Organs Commission

See S.I. 2001/743.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

HuntParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Health8th March 2001(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”), which make provision relating to the membership and procedure of Health Authorities. They amend Schedule 1 to the 1996 Regulations so as to provide that Cambridgeshire Health Authority (which replaced the Cambridge & Huntingdon and North West Anglia Health Authorities) has one of its non-officer members appointed by the University of Cambridge. They also amend Schedule 2 to the 1996 Regulations so as to provide that the chairman and members of the Retained Organs Commission are not disqualified for appointment as a chairman or member of a Health Authority.