Explanatory note

These Regulations supersede the Health Boards (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/571), which were to come into effect on 1st April 1991. The earlier Regulation which are revoked on 31 st March 1991 by regulation 12(c) contain two defects which rendered necessary their replacement.

The Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 1991 for all purposes other than revocation of the earlier Regulations, make provision in relation to Health Boards established under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as to the membership and procedure of these Boards including the Health Education Board for Scotland also established under that Act.

By regulation 2 provision is made with regard to the terms of office of members of Health Boards and by regulation 3 as for those Health Boards which must have at least one member who holds a post in a University with a medical or dental school.

Regulation 4 deals with the remueration of the members of Health Boards and regulation 5 with their resignation and removal from office.

Regulation 6 provides for the circumstances in which a person may be disqulified from membership of a Health Board. Regulation 7 deals with the appointment of a vice-chairman and of committees and sub-committees of Health Boards.

In part IV there are various provisions with regard to procedure including provisions as to the meetings of the boards themselves and for the sending of minutes to the Secretary of State. Regulttion 10 makes provision with regard to conflict of interest and in reglation 11 there is provision for standing orders regulating the procedure of meetings of boards and of committees and sub-committees.

The final regulation revokes all previous Regulations which provided for membership and procedure of Health Boards and for payment of subscriptions including the defective Regulations referred to earlier in this Note.