Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Partnerships (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

• “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977^f1;

• “area partnership forum” means a body of persons which represents the interests of officers of the Board and is recognised by the Board as an area partnership forum;

• “Board” means a Health Board constituted by order under section 2(1)(a) of the Act;

• “community health partnership” means a community health partnership or a joint community health partnership established in accordance with a scheme of establishment approved by the Scottish Ministers under section 4B(3) of the Act;

• “general manager” has the meaning given to that expression by regulation 5(2);

• “health service body” means a health board constituted by order made under section 2(1)(a) of the Act, a special health board constituted by order made under section 2(1)(b) of the Act or the Common Services Agency constituted under section 10(1) of the Act;

• “meeting” means a meeting of a community health partnership;

• “member” means a member of a community health partnership; and

• “public partnership forum” means a body of persons which represents the interests of the public in relation to the functions of a community health partnership relevant to that body of persons and which is recognised by the Board as a public partnership forum.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

In these regulations, references to employing a person include employing a person whether or not for payment and whether under a contract of service, a contract for services or otherwise than under a contract, and allowing a person to work as a volunteer; and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.