Regulation 3 Eligible bodies
A body is eligible to participate in the Scheme if—
(a)
the body is—
(i)
a Health Authority,
(ii)
a Special Health Authority,
(iii)
a National Health Service trust, or
(iv)
the Public Health Laboratory Service Board;
(b)
the body has—
(i)
during any period falling before 1st April 1995 exercised any relevant function; or
(ii)
had transferred to it the liabilities of any other body which exercised any relevant function during any period falling before that date; and
(c)
the body has applied to the Secretary of State, in such manner as he may require, to participate in the Scheme, and the Secretary of State has admitted the body to the Scheme.