This Section gives the appropriate authority the power to make regulations setting out further provision about the Negotiating Body they have established under Section 36.
	Subsection (1) sets out that this power to make regulations applies where the appropriate authority has established a Negotiating Body.
	Subsection (2) sets out that the appropriate authority may make provision in regulations under this Section about the following (amongst other things) in relation to that Negotiating Body:
the appointment of members, termination of appointments, and the number of members;
the appointment of a chair of the Negotiating Body;
how the Negotiating Body makes decisions;
keeping records of a specified description;
payment of fees or expenses to members of the Negotiating Body;
staff or facilities to be provided to the Negotiating Body; and
reporting requirements for the Negotiating Body.
	Subsection (3) establishes that regulations dealing with membership of the Negotiating Body must provide that members of the Negotiating Body must include:
officials of one or more trade unions that represent the interests of social care workers; and
persons representing the interests of the employers of social care workers.
	Regulations may also provide for anyone else of a specified description to be appointed as members of the Negotiating Body.
	Subsection (4) provides that regulations may clarify that the validity of anything done by the Negotiating Body is not affected by a vacancy or defective appointment.
	Subsection (5) allows regulations under this Section to amend any enactment where the need to do so arises as a consequence of establishing the Negotiating Body. Subsection (6) defines "specified" as referring to something which is specified in the regulations.
Part 3: Pay and Conditions in Particular Sectors The Social Care Negotiating Bodies Section 40: Membership, procedure, etc of Negotiating Body