Regulation 11 Termination of tenure of office

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 11 applied by Authorities for London Post-Graduate Teaching Hospitals 1990
reg. 11 applied by Prescription Pricing Authority 1990
reg. 11 applied by Welsh Health Common Services Authority 1990
regs.11(2)(4)-(6), 13(1)(a)-(e)(2)(3), 14 applied by National Blood Authority 1993 reg.6(1)(b)(3)
regs 11(2)(4)-(6), 13(1)(a)-(e)(2)(3), 14 appl (mods) by Microbiological Research Authority 1994 reg.6(1)(b)(3)(4)
reg.s 8, 10, 11(2)(4)(5)(6), 12-20 appl (mods) by National Health Service Supplies Authority 1991

(1)

The chairman or a member of an Authority may resign his office at any time during the period for which he was appointed by giving notice in writing to the appointing authority by which he was appointed.

(2)

Where during his period of membership a member of an Authority is appointed to be the chairman of that Authority, his tenure of office as a member shall terminate when his appointment as chairman takes effect.

(3)

If an appointing authority is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the health service in the region or district of an Authority that a person whom it has appointed as the chairman or a member of that Authority should continue to hold that office, that appointing authority may, subject, if it is a relevant Regional Health Authority, to the consent of the Secretary of State, forthwith terminate his tenure of office.

(4)

If a chairman or member of an Authority has not attended a meeting of that Authority for a period of six months, the Secretary of State shall forthwith terminate the tenure of office of that chairman or member unless he is satisfied that—

(a)

the absence was due to a reasonable cause, and

(b)

the chairman or member will be able to attend meetings of that Authority within such period as the Secretary of State considers reasonable.

(5)

Where a person has been appointed to be the chairman or a member of an Authority—

(a)

if he becomes disqualified for appointment under regulation 13 the appointing authority shall forthwith notify him in writing of such disqualification; or

(b)

if it comes to the notice of the appointing authority that at the time of his appointment he was so disqualified, it shall forthwith declare that he was not duly appointed and so notify him in writing,

and, upon receipt of any such notification, his tenure of office, if any, shall be terminated and he shall cease to act as such chairman or member.

(6)

If it appears to the Secretary of State that the chairman or a member of an Authority has failed to comply with regulation 20(1) (disclosure etc. on account of pecuniary interest) he may forthwith terminate that person’s tenure of office.

(7)

Where a member of a Regional Health Authority, who was appointed by virtue of regulation 2(2), ceases to be the chairman of a Family Health Services Authority the Secretary of State may terminate his appointment as a member of the Regional Health Authority.

(8)

Where a member of a Regional or District Health Authority who was appointed by virtue of regulation 3(2) or paragraphs 1(2)(a) or 2(3) of the Schedule or paragraph 2(3) of the Schedule as applied by paragraph 3(2) of the Schedule ceases to hold a post in a university with a medical or dental school the appointing authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State (unless he is the appointing authority), terminate his appointment as a member of the District Health Authority.