Regulation 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

Regulation 4 (Appointment of Local Health Board members) of the principal Regulations is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(1)

Paragraph (1) is deleted;

(2)

In paragraph (3)

(i)

after “vice chair” delete “and” and insert “appointed under paragraph (2),”;

(ii)

after “co-opted members” insert “and local authority members”; and

(iii)

delete “subject to the approval of the Assembly”.

(3)

After paragraph (3) insert the following —

“(3A)

All local authority members are to be appointed by the local authority for the Board’s area.”.

(4)

In paragraph (4) —

(a)

for “will” substitute the following —

“may”

(b)

after “time concerning appointments” insert —

“and Schedule 1A”.

(c)

in paragraph (5) —

(i)

substitute “paragraph (3)” with the following —

“paragraphs (3) and (3A)”; and

(ii)

substitute “Schedule 1 to these Regulations” with the following —

“Schedule 1 or Schedule 1A (where they apply)”;

(d)

after paragraph (5) insert the following —

“(5A)

The person or persons responsible for making any appointment under paragraphs (3) and (3A) must use all reasonable endeavours to appoint members to fill any vacancy in the membership of the Board.”.