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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-health-boards-constitution-membership-and-procedures-wales-regulations-2009/note",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2009/779",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Health Boards (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-health-boards-constitution-membership-and-procedures-wales-regulations-2009",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\n1 These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales, revoke the Local Health Board (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/149 (W.19))(“the 2003 Regulations”) and the Local Health Boards (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/953 (W.84))(“the 2007 Regulations). They make provisions for the constitution and membership of the Local Health Boards including their procedures and administrative arrangements.\n2 Part 2 of these Regulations make provisions—\n(a) for the composition and membership of the Boards (regulation 3);\n(b) for the appointment of their members (regulation 4);\n(c) for eligibility requirements for their members (regulation 5 and Schedule 2);\n(d) in relation to tenure of office, termination of appointment and suspension of their members (regulations 6 to 12).\n3 Part 3 contains various provisions in relation to the proceedings of the Board including the powers of the vice-chair, procedures for meetings and provisions about when a member is prohibited from voting.\n4 Part 4 sets out transitional arrangements for Powys Teaching Local Health Board and provides for new members to be appointed and for existing members to cease to be members.\n5 Part 5 contains transitional arrangements for the new Local Health Boards to replace the existing Local Health Boards and provisions to revoke the 2003 Regulations and the 2007 Regulations.\n6 A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in connection with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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