[SCHEDULE 1A Health Board Elections]
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (1978 c 29) | Legislation

[SCHEDULE 1A Health Board Elections]

[(introduced by section 2(10A))]

[Health Board elections

1

An election held under this Schedule is known as a “Health Board electionâ€.

Timing of Health Board elections

2

(1)     A Health Board must hold the first Health Board election in the Health Board area on the day specified in election regulations.

(2)     Election regulations may specify different days for the first election in different Health Board areas.

(3)     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.

(4)     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.

Electoral wards

3

(1)     Each Health Board area is to be comprised of a single electoral ward unless election regulations specify that a Health Board area is to be divided into more than one ward.

(2)     If regulations specify such a division they must also specify—

(a)

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