Cap. 528 Art. 31Saving. Cap. 94.

(1) Any regulations or orders made under the provisions

* of the Department of Health (Constitution) Ordinance and still in force on the commencement of this Act, or the relevant Part or article, shall, until provision is made by or in virtue of this Act, continue to remain in force and have effect as if made under this Act.

(2) Any licence, permission or other authorisation granted under any provision of the aforesaid Ordinance shall continue to have effect as if it were a licence, permission or other authorisation granted under the authority of this Act.

*Repealed by this Act. SCHEDULE A

[Article 15(2)]

Policy and Strategy Board shall be composed as follows: the Minister, as Chairman; the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, as Deputy Chairman; the four (4) Directors General established under this Act, ex officio; the financial controller of the Ministry, and in his absence, the highest ranking officer responsible for the financial administration of the Ministry; Minister’s consultant; any other officer who the Minister may deem, from time to time, fit to appoint on this Board; and officer appointed by the Minister to act as secretary.

SCHEDULE B [Article 16(2)] Council of Health shall be composed as follows:

the Minister, as Chairman; the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, as Deputy Chairman; the legal officer of the Ministry; the Superintendent of Public Health; person representing the healthcare professionals; specialist in public health medicine; person representing private healthcare providers; person nominated by associations representing the patients; trade-unionism expert in health matters; member of the academic staff on Health Sciences of the University of Malta; and officer appointed by the Minister to act as secretary.

members referred to in paragraph (1)(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) shall be the Minister for such term as the Minister shall, from time to time,

SCHEDULE C Amended by: L.N. 102 of 2018. [Article 22(3)]

(1) The Advisory Committee on Healthcare Benefits shall be follows:

(a) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, as Chairman;

(b) the Chief Medical Officer to Government, as Deputy Chairman;

(c) the Lead Chairperson of the Chairpersons Committee;

(d) a nurse;

(e) a pharmacist;

(f) an allied healthcare professional;

(g) a person who has the warrant to practice as advocate representing the Ministry;

(h) a representative of the Minister responsible for Finance;

(i) a representative of the Consumer Protection Department;

(j) a representative of the Central Procurement and Supplies the Ministry for Health; and;

(k) an officer appointed by the Minister to act as secretary.

(2) The members referred to in paragraph (1)(d),(e), (f), (g), (h), shall be appointed by the Minister for such term as the Minister shall, time, decide.