{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2841",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Nomination of responsible officer by the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the Secretary of State may nominate a responsible officer for a designated body where—\n(a) the designated body has failed to nominate or appoint a responsible officer or a sufficient number of responsible officers in accordance with regulation 5 or 6; or\n(b) the designated body has nominated or appointed as a responsible officer a person who does not meet the conditions in regulation 7.\n(2) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS body in Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers.\n(3) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS body in Wales, the Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers.\n(4) Before making a nomination under paragraph (1) for an NHS Foundation Trust, the Secretary of State must consult NHS England.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 9(1)(a) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/391), regs. 1(1), 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 9(4) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 108(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in force at 1.1.2011, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2841/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:24:12.611008+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}