SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 1AHealth Board elections
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Timing of Health Board elections
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A Health Board must hold the first Health Board election in the Health Board area on the day specified in election regulations.
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Election regulations may specify different days for the first election in different Health Board areas.
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A Health Board must hold subsequent Health Board elections on the first Thursday falling after the end of the period of 4 years beginning with the day of the previous election.
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But a Health Board election may be held in a Health Board area before the day specified in sub-paragraph (3) if the Scottish Ministers make an order under section 77 specifying the date of a Health Board election in that area.
Sch. 1A inserted (temp. from 24.6.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), ss. 2(3), 4, 6(2)(3), 7, 11(1); S.S.I. 2009/242, art. 2