# The Family Health Services Appeal Authority Regulations 1995, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Family Health Services Appeal Authority Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;
“appointing authority” means—
(a) in relation to the chairman and any non-officer member, the Secretary of State; and
(b) in relation to any officer member other than the chief officer, a committee of the Authority comprising the chairman, the non-officer members and the chief officer;
“the Authority” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority established by the Order;
“chairman” means the chairman of the Authority;
“chief officer” means the chief officer of the Authority;
“health service body” means a Regional Health Authority, a District Health Authority, a Family Health Services Authority, a Special Health Authority, the Dental Practice Board or an NHS trust;
“member” means a member of the Authority other than the chairman;
“non-officer member” and “officer member” mean, respectively, a member who is not, and one who is, an officer of the Authority;
“the Order” means the Family Health Services Appeal Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1995.
(3) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/622/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-health-services-appeal-authority-regulations-1995/regulation-1
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