http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/schedule/paragraph/2Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish an Electoral Management Board for Scotland; to confer functions on the Electoral Commission in relation to local government elections; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-31Expert Participation2026-04-01 Schedule21The Board is to consist of—aa convener, who must be either—ia returning officer,iia RUK returning officer, oriiia former returning officer, andb8 other members of whom—i5 are to be from the RO category, andii3 are to be from the ERO category.2In this schedule—aa person is part of “the RO category” if the person is—ia returning officer,iia depute returning officer,iiia RUK returning officer,iva RUK depute returning officer,va former returning officer,via former depute returning officer, andba person is part of “the ERO category” if the person is—ian electoral registration officer,iia RUK electoral registration officer, oriiia former electoral registration officer.3The convener is to be appointed by the Parliamentary corporation on the nomination of the Scottish Parliament.4The convener holds office on such terms and conditions as the Parliamentary corporation may determine.5The convener is to appoint the other members.6The other members hold office on such terms and conditions as the convener, with the approval of the Parliamentary corporation, may determine.7When appointing members, the convener is to have regard to the desirability of the membership taken as a whole having a broad range of experience in relation to—adifferent local authority areas (including different kinds of areas) throughout Scotland, andbthe different constituencies and regions provided for Scottish parliamentary elections by schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 (including different kinds of constituencies and regions).8A person may not be appointed as a member of the Board if that person has a relevant connection to a political party.9In this schedule, a person has “a relevant connection to a political party” if that person would be ineligible for appointment as a member of the staff of the Electoral Commission in accordance with—aparagraph 11A(1)(a) or (b) of schedule 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, orbparagraph 11A(1)(c) of that schedule, taking the relevant period mentioned there to be the last 12 months.Sch. inserted (1.4.2026) by Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (asp 4), ss. 69(7), 73(2) (with s. 71); S.S.I. 2025/260, reg. 3, sch. Pt. 2