(1) In this regulation and in regulations 19 and 20 ¾

}members of staff~ includes the chief executive officer.

(2) The board must, after consultation with the Commissioner for Public Sector Standards, prepare and issue a code or codes of conduct setting out minimum standards of conduct and integrity to be observed by members of staff.

(3) In complying with subregulation (2) the board is to have regard to the principles set out in section 9 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

(4) The board may, after consultation with the Commissioner for Public Sector Standards, amend any code of conduct in force under subregulation (2) or revoke it and substitute a new code of conduct.