The Health Research Authority Regulations 2011
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2011/2341 |
| Year | 2011 |
2011 No. 2341
National Health Service, England
The Health Research Authority Regulations 2011
Made 22th September 2011
Laid before Parliament 27th September 2011
Coming into force 1st December 2011
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29(2) and 272(7) and (8) of, and paragraphs 5 and 13 of Schedule 6 to, the National Health Service Act 20061.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Research Authority Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st December 2011.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“the Authority” means the Health Research Authority established by the Health Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 20112;
“chief officer” means the chief officer of the Authority; and
“member” means a member of the Authority.
Appointment of members
2.—(1) The Secretary of State must appoint the member who is to be the chief officer.
(2) The chief officer must appoint the member who is to be the other officer member of the Authority.
Appointment of committees and sub-committees
3.—(1) Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, the Authority may, and if so directed by the Secretary of State must, appoint committees of the Authority which may consist wholly or partly of members of the Authority or wholly of persons who are not members of the Authority.
(2) A committee appointed under this regulation may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State or the Authority, appoint sub-committees which may consist wholly or partly of members of the committee (whether or not they are members of the Authority) or wholly of persons who are not members of the Authority or the committee.
Arrangements for the exercise of functions
4. Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, the Authority may make arrangements for the exercise on behalf of the Authority of any of its functions by a committee or sub-committee appointed by virtue of regulation 3 or by an officer of the Authority, in each case subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Authority thinks fit.
Meetings and proceedings
5.—(1) The meetings and proceedings of the Authority are to be conducted in accordance with the rules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations and with standing orders made under paragraph (2).
(2) Subject to those rules, to regulation 6 (disability of members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest) and to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, the Authority must make, and may vary or revoke, standing orders for the regulation of its proceedings and business, including provision for the suspension of all or any of the standing orders.
(3) Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, the Authority may make, vary and revoke standing orders relating to the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of any committee or sub-committee of the Authority.
(4) Subject to standing orders referred to in paragraph (3), the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of a committee or sub-committee of the Authority is to be such as the committee or sub-committee may determine.
Disability of members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest
6.—(1) This paragraph applies where a member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter and is present at any meeting of the Authority at which the contract, proposed contract or other matter is the subject of consideration.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, where paragraph (1) applies the member must at the meeting and as soon as practicable after its commencement, disclose the interest and must not take part in the consideration or discussion of the contract, proposed contract or other matter or vote on any question with respect to it.
(3) The Secretary of State may, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may think fit to impose, remove any disability imposed by this regulation in any case in which it appears to the Secretary of State to be in the interests of the health service that the disability should be removed.
(4) The Authority may, by standing orders...
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