Introductory Text1.Title, commencement and application2.Interpretation3.Amendments to regulation 2 of the principal Regulations4.Composition of Councils5.Term of appointment of co-opted members6.Appointment of members by local authorities7.Procedures for appointment of members8.Code of Conduct9.Eligibility of members for reappointment10.Term of office – transitional arrangements for members already appointed to continued Councils11.Termination of membership and suspension of members12.Election of chair and vice-chair13.Application of regulations 17 to 1914.Appointment of committees to be known as Local Committees15.Appointment of other committees by a Council16.Appointment of joint committees by a Council17.Officers18.Performance of Functions19.Consultation of Councils by relevant health service bodies20.Entry and inspection of premises21.Independent complaints advocacy22.Functions23.Composition of the CHC Board24.Eligibility of Board Members for re-appointment to the CHC Board25.Support Staff26.Finance, Accounts and Indemnity27.Indemnity28.Total number of members to be appointed to membership of a Council by the appointing bodies29.Community Health Councils and Local Authority Areas or parts thereof for which appointments are made and Local Committees establishedSignatureExplanatory Note