{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111500286",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Nomination of responsible officer by the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the Secretary of State may nominate a responsible officer for a designated body where—\n(a) the designated body has failed to nominate or appoint a responsible officer in accordance with regulation 5 or 6; or\n(b) the designated body has nominated or appointed as a responsible officer a person who does not meet the conditions in regulation 7.\n(2) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS body in Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.\n(3) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS body in Wales, the Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers.\n(4) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS Foundation Trust, the Secretary of State must consult the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Independent Regulator was established by section 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) and is continued by section 31 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c .41)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111500286/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:54:53.728998+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}