Explanatory note

This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as the National Health Service Appointments Commission (“the Commission”), to exercise such of the Secretary of State’s functions in connection with the appointment of chairmen, members or directors of health service bodies in England, special trustees of health service hospitals in England and trustees for NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts in England, and such other functions as he may direct it to perform.

Article 2 of the Order establishes the Commission, the functions of which are described in article 3 and are to be specified more particularly in directions given by the Secretary of State. Provision is also made for the constitution of the Commission (article 4) and for the remuneration of members of the Commission (article 5).