# The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 3: Duty to nominate or appoint responsible officers


(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, every designated body must nominate or appoint a responsible officer.
(2) When a responsible officer nominated or appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) ceases to hold that position, the designated body must nominate or appoint a replacement as soon as reasonably practicable.
(3) A body listed in Part 2 of the Schedule which is a designated body by virtue of regulation 2(3) is not required to nominate or appoint a responsible officer if, and for so long as, there is no prescribed connection under regulation 8 between that body and any medical practitioner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2010/9780337981302/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-3
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