National Health Service Act 2006 : Chapter 41.

  • Great Britain.
Date:
[2006], ©2006
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Credit: National Health Service Act 2006 : Chapter 41. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Schedule 13 — The Family Health Services Appeal Authority SCHEDULE 13 Section 169 THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES APPEAL AUTHORITY Constitution ‘i The Family Health Services Appeal Authority (“the FHSAA”) consists of — (a) a President, (b) one or more Deputy Presidents, and (c) anumber of other members, all appointed by the Lord Chancellor on terms determined by him. 2 The number of the other members must be determined by the Lord Chancellor after consulting the Secretary of State. 3 A person appointed as the President must have a 10 year general qualification (within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)), and a person appointed as a Deputy President must have a 7 year general qualification. > The qualifications which the other members must have in order to be eligible for appointment must be determined by the Lord Chancellor. 5 Each person appointed under paragraph 1— (a) must hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment, and (b) may be removed from office by the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, on grounds of incapacity or misbehaviour. 6 (1) The other members must include at least one — (a) health care professional of each description prescribed under section 91, 106 and 123, provided that each such health care professional is included in a list under one of those sections, (b) optometrist or medical practitioner providing general ophthalmic services under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), and (c) registered pharmacist — (i) providing or assisting in the provision of pharmaceutical services under this Act or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, or (ii) providing or performing local pharmaceutical services under this Act or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. (2) The other members must also include — (a) such number of persons with a 7 year general qualification (construed as in paragraph 3) as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate bearing in mind the requirements of paragraph 9, and (b) anumber of lay persons who do not fall within sub-paragraph 6(1)(a) to (c) and who possess such qualifications and experience as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate. Procedure 7 The procedure of the FHSAA is as it determines, subject to the following.