Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the National Care Standards Commission established by section 6 of the Care Standards Act 2000. In particular, they make provision for the numbers, appointment and tenure of office of members (regulations 2 and 3), the appointment of a deputy-chairman (regulation 4), disqualification for appointment (regulations 5 and 6), removal from office (regulation 7), the appointment of committees and sub-committees (regulation 8), meetings and proceedings, including provision for disability for participation in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest (regulations 9 and 10, and the Schedule).