The Authorities for the Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/488
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Authorities for the Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) In this Order—

“Authority” unless the context otherwise requires, means a Special Health Authority established by this Order;

“direct” and “directions” refer to directions given in exercise of a power conferred by the National Health Service Act 1977;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.

Section 2 Establishment of the Authorities

There are hereby established three Special Health Authorities which shall be known by the names specified in column (1) of the Schedule.

Section 3 Functions of the Authorities

Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give to it, each Authority specified in column (1) of the Schedule shall perform on behalf of the Secretary of State such functions relating to the special hospital specified opposite its name in column (2) of that Schedule as the Secretary of State may direct it by regulations to perform on his behalf.

Section 4 Constitution

(1) Each Authority shall consist of a chairman and eight or ten other members.

(2) The chairman shall not be an officer of the Authority.

(3) The other members shall comprise an equal number of persons who are, and persons who are not, officers of the Authority.

(4) The members who are officers of the Authority shall include—

(a) the chief executive;

(b) the director of finance;

(c) a registered medical practitioner; and

(d) a registered nurse.

(5) Where more than one person is appointed jointly to an office in an Authority in relation to which an officer member is to be appointed, those persons shall become or be appointed as an officer member jointly, and shall count as one person for the purposes of this article.

Section 5 Remuneration of members

Each Authority is specified for the purposes of paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977.