The Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee (Wales) Regulations 2012

Interpretation E+W

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

“chief officers” (“prif swyddogion”) means the chief officer of each Local Health Board and National Health Service Trust[F1 , and the chief officer or chief executive of each Special Health Authority established by the Welsh Ministers under section 22 of the Act];

“executive director” (“cyfarwyddwr gweithredol”) means, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, a director who is an employee of the National Health Service Trust;

“health service body” (“corff gwasanaeth iechyd”) means [F2 a clinical commissioning group, [F3 NHS England], the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, [F4 Health Education England, the Health Research Authority,] the Health and Social Care Information Centre,] a Special Health Authority; a Strategic Health Authority; a Local Health Board; an NHS Trust; an NHS Foundation Trust or a Primary Care Trust;

“Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol”) means a Local Health Board established in accordance with section 11(2) of the Act M1 ;

“member” (“aelod”) means a member of the committee as set out in regulation 5;

“National Health Service Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol”) means a National Health Service Trust established in accordance with section 18(1) of the Act M2 ;

“nominated representative” (“cynrychiolydd enwebedig”) means, in relation to a chief officer of a Local Health Board, an officer member of his or her Local Health Board and, in relation to a chief officer of a National Health Service Trust, an executive director of his or her National Health Service Trust [F5 and, in relation to a chief officer of a Special Health Authority, an officer member of the chief officer’s Special Health Authority];

“officer member” (“swyddog-aelod”) means a member of a Local Health Board that holds any office set out in regulation 3(2) of the Local Health Boards (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2009;

“shared services” (“cydwasanaethau”) means administrative, professional and technical services provided to the health service in Wales;

“the committee” (“y pwyllgor”) means the Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee established by these Regulations;

“Velindre National Health Service Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Felindre”) means Velindre National Health Service Trust established by the Velindre National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1993 M3 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2021) by The Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/237), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

F2 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 173(2)

F3 Words in reg. 2 substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), regs. 1(1), 52(2)

F4 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Health Education England and the Health Research Authority) (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/137), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)

F5 Words in reg. 2 inserted (1.4.2021) by The Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Committee (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/237), regs. 1(2), 2(3)

Marginal Citations

M1 Powys Teaching Local Health Board was established under the Local Health Boards (Establishment) (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/148 (W.18)). Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board, Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Cwm Taf Local Health Board and Hywel Dda Local Health Board were established under the Local Health Boards (Establishment and Dissolution) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/778 (W.66)).

M2 Velindre National Health Service Trust and the Welsh Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust were established pursuant to powers contained in section 5(1) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). Following consolidation of the enabling authority, their Establishment Orders now have effect as if made under section 18 of the Act. Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust was established pursuant to section 18(1) of the Act.

M3 S.I. 1993/2838, as amended by S.I. 2009/2059 (W.178) and S.I. 2012/1262 (W.157).