# The NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 S.I. 2006/633 · made 8 March 2006 These Regulations amend the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Regulations 2005 S.I. 2005/2415 (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (“the Authority”), a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 by the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/2414. Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 126, Schedule 5 paragraph 12) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-business-services-authority-awdurdod-gwasanaethau-busnes-y-gig-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksi_20060633_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-business-services-authority-awdurdod-gwasanaethau-busnes-y-gig-amendment-regulations-2006/pdf/uksiem_20060633_en.pdf ## Introductory text NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 8th March 2006 Laid before Parliament 10th March 2006 Coming into force 1st April 2006 The Secretary of State for Health in relation to England, and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977 and now vested in them. ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) These Regulations may be cited as the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006. (2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Regulations 2005. ## 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement, and interpretation),— (a) at the appropriate place insert— ““NHS Injury Benefits Scheme” means any scheme making provision for benefits for health staff in respect of injury or disease and established pursuant to section 10 of the Superannuation Act 1972, but excluding any scheme making provision for the early payment of a pension, allowance or gratuity in respect of ill-health;”; ““sentence of imprisonment” does not include a committal— (a) in default of payment of any sum of money, (b) for want of sufficient distress to satisfy any sum of money, or (c) for failure to do or abstain from doing anything required to be done or left undone.”; and (b) for the definition of “NHS Pension Scheme” substitute ““NHS Pension Scheme” means any scheme making provision for pensions, allowances, gratuities or compensation for premature retirement for health staff and established pursuant to section 10 or section 24 of the Superannuation Act 1972, but excluding the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme;”. ## 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (appointment and tenure of office of chairman and members), after paragraph (4) insert— “(4A) Where for any period the chief executive is suspended from his duties as a chief executive of the Authority— (a) he shall also be suspended for that period from performing his functions as a member, and (b) any person appointed to act in his place as chief executive shall also be appointed to perform his functions as a member of the Authority for that period.”. ## 4 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations In regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations (disqualification for appointment),— (a) for paragraph (a) substitute— “he has within the preceding five years— (i) been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence or been convicted elsewhere of any offence which, if committed in any part of the United Kingdom would constitute a criminal offence; and (ii) he has been sentenced to a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not); and (iii) neither the conviction has been quashed nor the sentence reduced to a sentence other than a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) on appeal.”; and (b) after paragraph (i) add— “(j) he is the chairman, chief executive or a non-officer member of— (i) a Strategic Health Authority, (ii) a Special Health Authority, (iii) an NHS trust, (iv) a Primary Care Trust, or (v) a Local Health Board.”. ## 5 Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (cessation of disqualification) In regulation 4(1) of the principal Regulations (cessation of disqualification),— (a) omit “(i)”; and (b) after “dismissed” insert “or, as the case may be, removed”. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Liam Byrne Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health 8th March 2006 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, National Assembly for Wales 8th March 2006 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Regulations 2005 S.I. 2005/2415 (“the principal Regulations”). The principal Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (“the Authority”), a Special Health Authority established under the National Health Service Act 1977 by the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/2414. Regulation 2 amends regulation 1 of the principal Regulations to substitute a new definition of the “NHS Pension Scheme” and insert a related definition of the “NHS Injury Benefits Scheme”. A definition of “sentence” is also inserted in connection with regulation 4 Regulation 3 amends regulation 2 of the principal Regulations to provide that where a person is suspended from his appointment as the chief executive of the Authority he is also suspended from performing his duties as a member of the Authority. Regulation 4 amends regulation 3 of the principal Regulations to provide that a person is disqualified from appointment as the chairman or as a non-officer member of the Authority if he has within the previous 5 years been convicted of an offence in any jurisdiction which if committed in the United Kingdom would constitute a criminal offence and he has received a sentence for that offence of a period of imprisonment (whether suspended or not), and the conviction has not been quashed or the sentence reduced to a sentence other than a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not), on appeal. Regulation 5 amends regulation 4 of the principal Regulations to apply the easement to disqualifications under regulation 3(1)(g)(i) of the principal Regulations to persons who fall within regulation 3(1)(g)(ii) of the principal Regulations. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/633 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-business-services-authority-awdurdod-gwasanaethau-busnes-y-gig-amendment-regulations-2006 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.