{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-A1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-A1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/A1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Membership",
  "text": "(1) NHS England is to consist of—\n(a) a chair appointed by the Secretary of State,\n(b) at least five other members so appointed, and\n(c) the chief executive and other members appointed in accordance with paragraph 3.\n(2) In this Schedule—\n(a) references to non-executive members of NHS England are references to the members appointed in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b), and\n(b) references to executive members of NHS England are references to the other members.\n(3) The number of executive members must be less than the number of non-executive members.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. A1 inserted (1.10.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 9(2), 306(4), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 6 para. 2); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2) (with art. 3(3)); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (1.7.2022) by Health and Care Act 2022 (c. 31), s. 186(6), Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(2); S.I. 2022/734, reg. 2(a), Sch. (with regs. 13, 29, 30)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/schedule/A1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+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."
}