Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 20th November 1995.

In these Regulations—

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

• “the Authority” means the National Health Service Litigation Authority established by the Order;

• “chairman” means the chairman of the Authority;

• “health service body” means a Regional Health Authority, a District Health Authority, a Family Health Services Authority, a Special Health Authority, the Dental Practice Board or an NHS trust;

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

• “non-officer member” and “officer member” mean, respectively, a member who is not, and one who is, an officer of the Authority;

• “the Order” means the National Health Service Litigation Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1995^f1.

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.