Regulation 5 United Kingdom Ethics Committees Authority

The body responsible for establishing, recognising and monitoring ethics committees in the United Kingdom in accordance with these Regulations is the United Kingdom Ethics Committees Authority, which is a body consisting of—

The functions of the Authority—

In accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation, in these Regulations “the United Kingdom Ethics Committees Authority” (“the Authority”) means any one or more of F8the Health Research Authority, the F9Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers and the F10Department of Health in Northern Ireland, and, in the case of anything falling to be done by the Authority, means any one or more of them acting as mentioned in paragraph (2).

The Authority may appoint such persons as they think necessary for the proper discharge by them of their functions, and those persons shall be appointed on such terms and conditions F11... as the Authority think fit.

Arrangements may be made between the Authority and any relevant authority for—

Any arrangements under paragraph (5) for the exercise of any functions of the Authority shall not affect the responsibility of the Authority.

In this regulation, “relevant authority” means any government department, local or public authority or holder of public office.