National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/220 |
1999 No. 220
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999
Made 2nd February 1999
Laid before Parliament 3rd February 1999
Coming into force 26th February 1999
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 11(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 19771and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 26th February 1999.
(2) In this Order, “the Institute” means the National Institute for Clinical Excellence established by this Order.
Establishment of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence
2. There is hereby established a Special Health Authority which shall be known as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
Functions of the Institute
3. Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give2, the Institute shall perform such functions in connection with the promotion of clinical excellence in the health service as the Secretary of State may direct.
Constitution of the Institute
4. The Institute shall consist of–
(a) a chairman;
(b) seven members who are not officers of the Institute; and
(c) four members who are officers of the Institute, and who shall include the persons who for the time being hold the offices of Chief Officer, Chief Finance Officer and Clinical Director.
Remuneration of members
5. The Institute is hereby specified for the purposes of paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977 (definition of “relevant authority” for the purposes of paying remuneration to members of Health Authorities and certain Special Health Authorities).
Frank Dobson
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,
Department of Health
2nd February 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a Special Health Authority, to be known as the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (“the...
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