The Community Health Councils (Amendment) Regulations 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/657
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Health Councils (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Community Health Councils Regulations 1996 .

(3) These Regulations shall extend to England only.

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation), after the definition of “relevant NHS trust” there is inserted the following definition—

“relevant Primary Care Trust” means, in relation to a Council, any Primary Care Trust whose area, or any part of whose area, is included in the district of the Council.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (composition of Councils), in paragraph (2)(b), before the words “local authorities” there is inserted “the relevant”.

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations (disqualification for membership) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) there is substituted—

(a) he is a chairman or is a member of—

(i) a Health Authority;

(ii) a Primary Care Trust; or

(iii) a Special Health Authority which provides services within the district of the Council;

(aa) he is employed by—

(i) a relevant Health Authority;

(ii) a relevant Primary Care Trust;

(iii) a relevant NHS trust; or

(iv) a Special Health Authority which provides services within the district of the Council;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “the relevant Health Authority or a relevant NHS trust” there is substituted “the relevant Health Authority, a relevant Primary Care Trust or a relevant NHS trust”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (c) there is substituted—

(c) he is a chairman or a director of an NHS trust;

(d) after sub-paragraph (c) there is inserted—

(cc) he is a member of another Council; or

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (c) there is inserted—

(cc) a Primary Care Trust;

(b) after sub-paragraph (e) there is inserted—

(ee) the Commission for Health Improvement

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 13 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 13 of the principal Regulations (officers), in paragraph (3), after “such Health Authority” there is inserted “or Special Health Authority”.

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 14 of the principal Regulations (premises and other facilities), in paragraph (2)(b), for “the Health Authority shall referred to in regulation 13(3)” there is substituted “the Health Authority or Special Health Authority referred to in regulation 13(3) shall”.

Section 7 Amendment of regulation 17 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 17 of the principal Regulations (advising on the operation of the health service), after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or relevant Primary Care Trust”.

Section 8 Amendment of regulation 18 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 18 of the principal Regulations (consultation of Councils by relevant Health Authorities) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph (1), after “any proposals which the Health Authority” there is inserted “or any Primary Care Trust whose area falls within the Authority’s area”.

(3) After paragraph (1), there is inserted the following—

(1A) If a Primary Care Trust has under consideration a proposal to which paragraph (1) applies, it shall notify the Health Authority in whose area the trust is established of that proposal.

Section 9 Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (information to be furnished by Health Authorities) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph (1), after “Health Authority” there is inserted “and each relevant Primary Care Trust”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) after “provision by a Health Authority” there is inserted “or a Primary Care Trust”;

(b) after “employed by the Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust”.

(4) In paragraph (3), after “Health Authority” there is inserted “or a Primary Care Trust”.

Section 10 Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations

(1) Regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (inspection of premises by Councils) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for “relevant Health Authority or relevant NHS trust” there is substituted “relevant Health Authority, relevant Primary Care Trust or relevant NHS trust”;

(b) for “Health Authority or NHS trust” there is substituted “Health Authority, Primary Care Trust or NHS trust”.

(3) In paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (a), for “Health Authority or NHS trust” there is substituted “Health Authority, Primary Care Trust or NHS trust”.

Section 11 Amendment of regulation 21 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 21 of the principal Regulations (meetings between Council and relevant Health Authority)—

(a) after “each relevant Health Authority” there is inserted “and each relevant Primary Care Trust”;

(b) after “members of the Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust”;

(c) after “the Council or the relevant Health Authority” there is inserted “or Primary Care Trust in question”.