Regulation 2 Amendment of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990

In regulation 11 (disqualification for appointment of chairman and non-executive directors) of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990^f1, for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)

A person shall not be disqualified by—

(a)

paragraph (1)(e) from being the chairman of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman or non-executive director of another NHS trust;

(b)

paragraph (1)(e) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman, non-executive director, executive director or employee of another NHS trust;

(c)

paragraph (1)(ee) from being the chairman of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman or a non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust;

(d)

paragraph (1)(ee) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman, director^f2 or employee of an NHS foundation trust;

(e)

paragraph (1)(f)(ii) to (iv) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person—

(i)

performs or provides primary dental services, primary medical services or primary ophthalmic services under the 2006 Act;

(ii)

is a partner in a partnership that, or a legal and beneficial owner of shares in a company that, or a director of a body corporate that provides primary dental services, primary medical services or primary ophthalmic services; or

(iii)

is an employee of any of those providers, partners or bodies referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii); or

(f)

paragraph (1)(e) or (ee) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust referred to in paragraph 5(1)(d) of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act by reason of that person’s employment with a health service body.”.