16.—(1) The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996(1) shall be amended as provided in this paragraph.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “discipline committee” omit “medical”;
(b)in the definition of “Part II services” omit “general medical services,”;
(c)in the definition of “service committee” omit “medical”.
(3) In regulation 10 (disqualification for appointment)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(d), insert at the end “or a list prepared pursuant to section 28X of that Act”;
(b)in paragraph (4)(b), for the words from “general medical services” to the end substitute “or performing primary medical services under Part 1 of the 1977 Act”;
(c)in paragraph (5)(b), for “or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997” substitute “or providing or performing primary medical services under Part 1 of the 1977 Act”.
(4) In regulation 14 (appointment of committees and sub-committees), in paragraph (3), at the end add “or provide or perform primary medical services under Part 1 of the 1977 Act”.
(5) In regulation 16 (disability of chairman and members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest), for “or performing personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997” substitute “or providing or performing primary medical services under Part 1 of the 1977 Act”.
S.I. 1996/707. These regulations (but not the title) were amended, for England, to relate to Strategic Health Authorities by S.I. 2002/2469. Other relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/2991, 1998/646 and 2621, 1999/1901, 2000/696 and 2002/556.