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Health (Amendment) Act 2004

Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.

6.—(1) Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by—

(a) the deletion, in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), of “, after consultation with the chairman of the health board (or, in his absence, the vice-chairman),”,

(b) the substitution, in paragraph (b) of that subsection, of “the Minister” for “the chairman of the health board (or, in his absence, the vice-chairman)”,

(c) the substitution, in paragraph (d) of that subsection, of “the Minister” for “the chairman of the health board with the consent of the Minister”, and

(d) the deletion, in subsection (9), of the words “after consultation with the chairman of the board or, in his absence, the vice-chairman of the board”,

and the said subsections (2) and (9) as so amended are set out in the Table to this subsection.

TABLE

(2) (a) Where a chief executive officer will for any reason, other than suspension from performance of his duties, be temporarily unable to act as such, he may appoint one of the other officers of that board to act as deputy chief executive officer for the duration of such inability.

(b) Where a chief executive officer has for any reason become temporarily unable to act as such and either he has not made an appointment under this subsection or an appointment made under this subsection, whether by such chief executive officer or otherwise, has become terminated under paragraph (d), or on account of the death or resignation of the appointee, the Minister may appoint one of the other officers of that board to act as deputy chief executive officer for the remainder of the duration of such inability.

(c) The Minister may specify classes of officers who may be appointed as deputy chief executive officer and any appointment under this subsection shall comply with any such specification.

(d) An appointment as deputy chief executive officer may at any time be terminated by the Minister.

(e) An appointment as deputy chief executive officer shall terminate on the chief executive officer ceasing to be such officer.

(9) A temporary appointment of a chief executive officer may be made by the Minister.

(2) Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (8):

“(8) The appointment of a chief executive officer pursuant to a recommendation of the Local Appointments Commissioners shall be a function of the Minister.”.