Statement by Norway for Working Session 12

the reference in section 100A(6)(c) to premises not belonging to a principal council shall be construed as a reference to premises not under the control of the Community Health Council;

the proper officer for the purposes of sections 100B, 100C and 100D shall be a person appointed for the purpose by the Community Health Council; and

the references in sections 100C(1) and 100D(2) to the periods of six and four years shall be construed as references to the periods of three years and two years respectively.

section 100A(6)(a) shall be taken to have been complied with if the notice is given by posting it at athe time there mentioned at the offices of every constituent Council and, if the meeting of the committee is to be held at premises other than the offices of such a Copuncil, at those premises;

for the purposes of section 100A(6)(c), premises under the control of a constituent Council shall be treated as belonging to the committee;

for the purposes of sections 100B(1), 100C(1) and 100D(1), offices of any constituent Council shall be treated as offices of the committee; and

the proper officer, for the purposes of sections 100B, 100C and 100D, shall be a person appointed for the purpose by the constituent Council.

any reference to any provision of Part VA of that Act or to any right conferred by that Part includes a reference to any such provision as it applies by virtue of this section or, as the case may be, to any right conferred by that Part as it so applies;

in subsection (2)(b) as it so applies the reference to supplying a copy shall be construed as supplying a copy before the end of the period of three days beginning with the day on which the copy is requested;

in subsection (3) as it so applies the reference to a principal council shall be construed as a reference to a Community Health Council; and

subsection (5) shall apply to any meeting of a Community Health Council or a community health committee.

Part I shall have effect with the insertion at the end of paragraph 1 (information concerning employees of the authority) of the words “or any regional health authority or district health authority within whose region or district the authority exercises functions” and with the insertion after paragraph 6 of the following paragraphs—;

paragraph 1 of Part II shall have effect with the insertion after the words “paragraphs 1 to 5” of the words “or 6B”; and

any reference to “the authority” shall be construed as a reference to the Community Health Council, and to a community health committee (and accordingly paragraph 1(2) of Part III shall not apply).

the name and address of the body which appointed him;

whether or not he is a member of that body; and

in the case of a member appointed by a voluntary organisation (within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 1977), that he has been so appointed.

to attend meetings of a Community Health Council and community health committee, and

to inspect and copy, and be furnished with, documents relating to such a Council or committee,

make copies of or extracts from any such register or summary kept by it; and

require the Council to supply him before the end of the period of three days beginning with the day on which the request is made with a photographic copy of or of extracts from any such register or summary.