Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Councils Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

In these Regulations —

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “the 2001 Act” (“Deddf 2001”) means the Health and Social Care Act 2001^f1

• “the Assembly” (“y Cynulliad”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “appointing body” (“corff sy'n penodi”) means, in relation to the appointment of a Council member, the Assembly, a relevant local authority or a voluntary organisation;

• “Chief Officer”(“Prif Swyddog”) means the person appointed under regulation 14 to act as Chief Officer of a Council;

• “Council” (“Cyngor”) means a Community Health Council;

• “CHC Board”(“Bwrdd CIC”) means the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales established by regulation 23 of these Regulations;

• “Director” (“Cyfarwyddwr”) means the person appointed under regulation 24 to act as Director of the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales;

• “financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol”) means the period of 12 months ending on 31st March in any year;

• “member” (“aelod”) means, where the context so admits a member of a Council or a member of the CHC Board as the case may be;

• “relevant local authority” (“awdurdod lleol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any county council or county borough council whose area or part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;

• “relevant Local Health Board” (“Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Local Health Board whose area, or any part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council;

• “relevant NHS Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth GIC perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any NHS Trust established in relation to a hospital, or other establishment or facility which provides services to persons resident within the district of the Council;

• “relevant Primary Care Trust” (“Ymddiriedolaeth Gofal Sylfaenol berthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Primary Care Trust which provides services to persons resident in the district of the Council;

• “relevant Strategic Health Authority” (“Awdurdod Iechyd Strategol perthnasol”) means, in relation to a Council, any Strategic Health Authority which makes decisions affecting persons resident in the district of the Council.