Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | 2009 asp 5 |
| Year | 2009 |
(1) Schedule 1 (Health Boards) to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) (the “1978 Act”) is amended as follows.(2) For paragraph 2 substitute—“ appointed members ” .for “Appointments under paragraph 2 shall be made” substitute “ An appointed member may be appointed only ” , andsub-paragraph (a) is omitted.(5) After paragraph 3 insert—“ appointed members and councillor members (including provision specifying circumstances in which the Scottish Ministers may determine that such a member is to vacate office) ” .(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .section 1(6) and (8) ,sections 2 to 5,subsections (1) and (2) of this section (except in so far as bringing this subsection and subsection (4) into force) , andsection 7,after sub-paragraph (a) insert “ and ” ,sub-paragraph (c) and the word “and” immediately preceding it are repealed,for sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- “(1) A Health Board is to consist of the following types of members—
- (a) a chairman, and other members, appointed by the Scottish Ministers (“appointed members”) ,
- (b) councillors appointed by the Scottish Ministers following nomination by local authorities in the area of the Health Board (“councillor members”) , and
- (c) individuals elected as members of the Health Board at an election held under Schedule 1A (“elected members”) .
- “(3) At least one councillor member must be appointed for each local authority whose area is wholly or partly within the area of the Board.
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