SCHEDULE 3Amendments consequential on the establishment of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups

The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 20048

1

The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 200422 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “health service body”—

a

in paragraph (b), after “Primary Care Trust” insert “, clinical commissioning group”; and

b

after paragraph (b) insert—

ba

the National Health Service Commissioning Board,

3

In Schedule 2 (additional provisions relating to Ethics Committees)—

a

in paragraph 3(5)(b)(iii), at the end of paragraph (bb) insert—

; or

cc

the governing body of a clinical commissioning group

b

in paragraph 6(6)(a)(ii), after “health service body” insert “or the governing body of a clinical commissioning group”.