Regulation 5 Duty to nominate or appoint responsible officers

Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, every designated body must nominate or appoint a responsible officer.

The Department of Health shall nominate or appoint two responsible officers.

When a responsible officer nominated or appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) ceases to hold that position, the designated body must nominate or appoint a replacement as soon as reasonably practicable.

A body listed in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations which is a designated body by virtue of regulation 4(3) is not required to nominate or appoint a responsible officer if, and for so long as, there is no prescribed connection under regulation 10 between that body and any medical practitioner.