# The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Amendment) Regulations 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Institute for Clinical Excellence Regulations 1999 (the principal Regulations) which make provision concerning membership and procedure of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (the Institute) which is a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Regulation 2 makes certain consequential amendments to definitions including an amendment to the definition of “the Institute” consequent on the change of the name of the Institute from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Regulation 3 requires the Institute to appoint a director of health improvement and renames the office of clinical director to that of director of clinical and public health.
Regulations 4 and 5 make amendments to the provisions relating to the disqualification for appointment and cessation of disqualification as chairman or a non officer member of the Institute and regulation 7 extends those provisions to the appointment of members of committees and sub committees.
Regulations 6 and 8 amend the provisions relating to the disability of chairman and members in proceedings on account of pecuniary or other personal interest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/498/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-institute-for-clinical-excellence-amendment-regulations-2005/note
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