Citation and commencement

1. 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.

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

2. In regulation 11 (disqualification for appointment of chairman and non-executive directors) of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990( 2 ), 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 ( 3 ) 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. ” .