# The National Health Service Litigation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/968 · made 28 March 1996

These Regulations amend the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1996 which provide for the membership and procedure of the National Health Service Litigation Authority (a special health authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977), to correct the provision in those Regulations governing the number of members who must be present before business may be transacted at meetings of the Authority.

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126, Schedule 5 paragraph 12)

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1995/2801 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 28th March 1996
Laid before Parliament 29th March 1996
Coming into force 19th April 1996
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Litigation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 19th April 1996.

## 2 Amendment of Regulations

In paragraph 5(1) of the Schedule to the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1995 (rules as to meetings and proceedings of the Authority—quorum) for the words from “three” to the end of the sub-paragraph there shall be substituted the words “two non-officer members, or the chairman and one non-officer member, are present.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Gerald Malone
Minister of Health,
Department of Health
28th March 1996

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1996 which provide for the membership and procedure of the National Health Service Litigation Authority (a special health authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977), to correct the provision in those Regulations governing the number of members who must be present before business may be transacted at meetings of the Authority.

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