National Health Service Act 2006

Register of members etc E+W

20 (1) A public benefit corporation must have— E+W

(a) a register of members showing, in respect of each member, the constituency to which he belongs and, where there are classes within it, the class to which he belongs,

(b) a register of members of [F1 the council] of governors,

(c) a register of interests of the members of [F1 the council] of governors,

(d) a register of directors,

(e) a register of interests of the directors.

(2) The constitution may make further provision about the registers including, in particular, admission to, and removal from, the registers.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 7 para. 20 substituted (1.10.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 151(9)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)

21 E+W The constitution must make provision for dealing with conflicts of interest of members of [F2 the council] of governors and of the directors.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 7 para. 21 substituted (1.10.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 151(9)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)

22 (1) A public benefit corporation must make the following documents available for inspection by members of the public free of charge at all reasonable times— E+W

(a) a copy of the current constitution,

F3 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) a copy of the latest annual accounts and of any report of the auditor on them,

(d) a copy of the latest annual report,

F4 (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5 (f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F6 (g) a copy of any order made under section 65D, 65J, 65KC, 65L or 65LA,

(h) a copy of any report laid under section 65D,

(i) a copy of any information published under section 65D,

(j) a copy of any draft report published under section 65F,

(k) a copy of any statement provided under section 65F,

(l) a copy of any notice published under section 65F, 65G, 65H, 65J, 65KA, 65KB, 65KC or 65KD,

(m) a copy of any statement published or provided under section 65G,

(n) a copy of any final report published under section 65I,

(o) a copy of any statement published under section 65J or 65KC,

(p) a copy of any information published under section 65M.]

(2) Any person who requests it must be provided with a copy of or extract from any of the above documents.

(3) The corporation is also to make the registers mentioned in paragraph 20 available for inspection by members of the public, except in circumstances prescribed; and, so far as the registers are required to be available—

(a) they must be available free of charge at all reasonable times,

(b) a person who requests it must be provided with a copy of or extract from them.

(4) If the person requesting a copy or extract under this paragraph is not a member of the corporation, the corporation may impose a reasonable charge for doing so.

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 7 para. 22(1)(b) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 159(9), 306(4); S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

F4 Sch. 7 para. 22(1)(e) omitted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 156(6), 306(1)(d)(4); S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

F5 Sch. 7 para. 22(1)(f) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 111(11)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2013/671, art. 2(3)

F6 Sch. 7 para. 22(1)(g)-(p) inserted (1.11.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 178(10), 306(4); S.I. 2012/2657, art. 2(2)