Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows.

Before the definition of “application” insert the following definition—

• ““accredited as a consultant” means, in relation to a person, that the person’s name is included in the Specialist Register kept by the General Medical Council pursuant to section 34D of the Medical Act 1983^f1 where that person has either been appointed as a consultant by an Armed Services Consultant Appointment Board or appointed to a consultant post with an Authority;”.

After the definition of “application” insert the following definition—

• ““Authority” means the Regional Board, the Regional Agency or a Health and Social Care Trust;”.

Omit the definition of “Board”.

In the definition of “Chief Officer” for “a Board” substitute “an Authority”.

After the definition of “Chief Officer” insert the following definition—

• ““Defence Medical Services” means the medical services of the air force, army and navy of the United Kingdom, whose function is to provide primary and secondary healthcare to service personnel and entitled civilians;”.

After the definition of “consultant” insert the following definition—

• ““clinical academic posts” means posts involving both academic and clinical duties to which persons are appointed by the Queen’s University of Belfast as the substantive employer and an Authority as the honorary employer;”.

Omit the definition of “joint appointment posts”.

For the definition of “lay member” substitute—

• ““lay member” means a person who is not—

  1. (a)

     an employee of any Authority; or

  2. (b)

     except when he is also Chairman of the Authority, a medical practitioner or a dental practitioner;”.