# The NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/2529 · made 9 September 2005 This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (“the Authority”), to exercise functions in connection with the collecting, screening, processing and supplying and analysing of blood, blood products, plasma, stem cells and other tissues, the preparation of blood components and reagents and facilitating, providing and securing the provision of services to assist tissue and organ transplantation and such other functions as the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales may direct it to perform. Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 11, Section 126, Schedule 5 paragraph 9) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gwaed-a-thrawsblaniadaur-gig-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005/pdf/uksi_20052529_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gwaed-a-thrawsblaniadaur-gig-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005/pdf/uksiem_20052529_en.pdf ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 9th September 2005 Laid before Parliament 9th September 2005 Coming into force 1st October 2005 The Secretary of State for Health in relation to England, and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11(1), (2) and (4) and 126(4) of, and paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977, and now vested in them and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st October 2005. (2) In this Order— “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977; “the appropriate authority” means— (a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State; and (b) in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales; and “the Authority” means NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) established by this Order. ## 2 Establishment of the Authority There is hereby established a Special Health Authority which shall be known as NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG). ## 3 Functions of the Authority (1) Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the appropriate authority may give to the Authority, the Authority shall so as to promote or secure the effective provision of services under the Act perform such functions in connection with — (a) collecting, screening, analysing, processing and supplying blood, blood products, plasma, stem cells and other tissues to the health service; (b) the preparation of blood components and reagents; (c) facilitating, providing and securing the provision of services to assist tissue and organ transplantation; (d) such other functions, as the appropriate authority may direct. ## 4 Constitution of the Authority (1) The Authority shall consist of— (a) a chairman; (b) not more than eight members who are not officers of the Authority in addition to the chairman; (c) not more than eight members who are officers of the Authority including the persons who for the time being hold the office of chief executive, director of finance and medical director. (2) The members mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) above shall include a person with particular experience suited to the interests of Wales. ## 5 Remuneration of members The Authority is hereby specified for the purposes of paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to the Act (definition of “relevant authority” for the purposes of paying remuneration to members of certain Special Health Authorities). ## 6 Public meetings The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 shall apply to the Authority. ## 7 Consequential Amendment Regulations The amendments in the Schedule are made in consequence of the establishment of the Authority. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Rosie Winterton Minister of State Department of Health 9th September 2005 Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 D. Elis-Thomas The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly 28th June 2005 ## Schedule: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT (GWAED A THRAWSBLANIADAU'R GIG) ### The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990 ## 1 In regulation 11(5) of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990 (disqualification for appointment of chairman and non-executive directors) after sub-paragraph (g), insert – “(h) the NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG).”. ### The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996 ## 2 In Schedule 2 to the Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996 (Special Health Authorities of which the chairman and members are not disqualified under regulation 10(1)(g)) insert in the appropriate alphabetical place “NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG),”. ### “The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 ## 3 In Schedule 1 to the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 (Special Health Authorities of which the chairman and members are not disqualified under regulation 5(1)(e)) insert in the appropriate alphabetical place “NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG),”. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (“the Authority”), to exercise functions in connection with the collecting, screening, processing and supplying and analysing of blood, blood products, plasma, stem cells and other tissues, the preparation of blood components and reagents and facilitating, providing and securing the provision of services to assist tissue and organ transplantation and such other functions as the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales may direct it to perform. Article 2 of the Order establishes the Authority, the functions of which are described in article 3 and are to be specified more particularly in directions given by the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales. Provision is also made for the constitution of the Authority (article 4), for the remuneration of its members (article 5), and for the admission of the public to meetings (article 6). Article 7 and the Schedule make provision to ensure that a member of the Authority is not disqualified from membership of certain other NHS bodies. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2529 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gwaed-a-thrawsblaniadaur-gig-establishment-and-constitution-order-2005 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.