The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Functions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/2044
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Functions) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

(3) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (Functions) Regulations 2002 .

Section 2 Insertion of regulation 1A in the principal Regulations

After regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement, application and interpretation) there shall be inserted—

Functions of the Commission

(1A)

(1) It is also the function of the Commission—

(a) to manage and monitor any contracts entered into by the Secretary of State for the provision of independent advocacy services; and

(b) to make to the Secretary of State such reports or recommendations as the Commission thinks fit concerning any matters relating to such contracts.

(2) This regulation shall cease to have effect on 31st August 2005.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (annual work programme)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—

(aa) proposals as to arrangements to be made by the Commission in relation to their function under regulation 1A.

(b) at the end there shall be added the following paragraph—

(6) Sub-paragraph (aa) of paragraph (2) shall cease to have effect on 31st August 2005.