The National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/784
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2014 and come into force on 14th April 2014.

Section 2 Amendment of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990

In regulation 11 (disqualification for appointment of chairman and non-executive directors) of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990 , for paragraph (4) substitute—

(4) A person shall not be disqualified by—

(a) paragraph (1)(e) from being the chairman of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman or non-executive director of another NHS trust;

(b) paragraph (1)(e) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman, non-executive director, executive director or employee of another NHS trust;

(c) paragraph (1)(ee) from being the chairman of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman or a non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust;

(d) paragraph (1)(ee) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person is a chairman, director or employee of an NHS foundation trust;

(e) paragraph (1)(f)(ii) to (iv) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust where that person—

(i) performs or provides primary dental services, primary medical services or primary ophthalmic services under the 2006 Act ;

(ii) is a partner in a partnership that, or a legal and beneficial owner of shares in a company that, or a director of a body corporate that provides primary dental services, primary medical services or primary ophthalmic services; or

(iii) is an employee of any of those providers, partners or bodies referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii); or

(f) paragraph (1)(e) or (ee) from being a non-executive director of an NHS trust referred to in paragraph 5(1)(d) of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act by reason of that person’s employment with a health service body.