Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Microbiological Research Authority Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

In these Regulations—

• “appointing authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the Chairman and any non-officer member of the Authority, the Secretary of State; and

  2. (b)

     in relation to any officer member other than the chief officer, a committee of the Authority comprising the Chairman, the non-officer members and the chief officer;

• “the Authority” means the Microbiological Research Authority established by the Order;

• “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority;

• “chief officer” means the chief officer of the Authority;

• “member” means a member of the Authority other than the Chairman;

• “non-officer member” and “officer member” mean respectively, a member who is not, and one who is, an officer of the Authority;

• “the Order” means the Microbiological Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1994^f1;

• “the 1990 Regulations” means the Regional and District Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990^f2.