Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the National Clinical Assessment Authority Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 27th November 2000.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977;

• “the Authority” means the National Clinical Assessment Authority established by the Order;

• “the chairman” means the chairman of the Authority;

• “health service body” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990^f1;

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

• “the Order” means the National Clinical Assessment Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2000^f2.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.