Regulation 14 Appointment of committees and sub-committees

Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, an Authority may and, if directed by him, shall appoint committees of the Authority, or together with one or more other Authorities appoint joint committees consisting, in either case, wholly or partly of the chairman and members of the Authority or Authorities or wholly of persons who are not members of the Authority or Authorities in question.

A committee or joint committee appointed under this regulation may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State or the Authority or Authorities, appoint sub-committees consisting wholly or partly of members of the committee or joint committee (whether or not they are members of the Authority or Authorities in question) or wholly of persons who are not members of the Authority or Authorities or the committee of the Authority or Authorities in question.

On a committee or joint committee appointed under paragraph (1), or a sub-committee appointed under paragraph (2), except a discipline committee, a service committee, a committee whose sole function is to advise the Authority or a medical audit committee, the majority of the members shall be persons who do not provide, or assist in providing, Part II services.