Dentists Act 1984

2 (1) The period for which those elected as members of the Council shall hold office shall end with 30th September 1986, and at the end of that day, and at the end of each succeeding period of five years, all the persons who are then elected members of the Council shall retire together, and elections shall be held accordingly before the end of each of the said periods.

(2) An election shall be held to fill a casual vacancy among the elected members if, and only if, the vacancy occurs more than twelve months before the beginning of the following five-year period.

(3) Of the eighteen elected members—

(a) fourteen shall be elected by the dentists whose addresses in the register are in England, the Me of Man or the Channel Islands;

(b) one shall be elected by the dentists whose addresses in the register are in Wales;

(c) two shall be elected by the dentists whose addresses in the register are in Scotland; and

(d) one shall be elected by the dentists whose addresses in the register are in Ireland.

(4) Elections under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with rules made by the Council which shall include provision—

(a) for nominations being made by registered dentists;

(b) for the use of voting papers and for voting by post.