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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-institute-for-clinical-excellence-regulations-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/260",
  "legislation_title": "The National Institute for Clinical Excellence Regulations 1999",
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  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence which is a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999.\nIn particular, these Regulations make provision in relation to the appointment of the chairman, members and chief officers of the Institute (regulations 2 to 4); disqualification for appointment (regulations 5 and 6) and termination of appointments (regulations 7 and 8). Provision is also made relating to the appointment of, and exercise of functions by, committees and sub-committees (regulations 9 and 10); the conduct of meetings and proceedings (regulation 11 and the Schedule) and disability in the case of conflicts of interest (regulation 12).\nIn addition provision is made for requiring the Institute to furnish reports and certain other information to the Secretary of State and for requiring presentation of an annual report at a public meeting (regulations 13 and 14).",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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