The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/1408
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 16th June 1994.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1991( ).

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Regulations

After paragraph (4) of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (disqualification for appointment: chairman and non-executive directors) there shall be added the following new paragraph:–

(4A) Paragraph (1)(e) shall not apply so as to disqualify a person who holds office as chairman, member, director or employee of a health service body from appointment as chairman or non-executive director of an NHS Trust if–

(a) the Secretary of State considers that it is in the interests of the health service that such person should hold such an appointment, and

(b) the holding at the same time of more than one such appointment does not in any particular case exceed a period of 1 year.