Point in time view as at 01/10/2020.
Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011, Section 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 July 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Board is to have—
(a)a convener, who must be a returning officer,
(b)8 other members of whom—
(i)5 are to be returning or depute returning officers,
(ii)3 are to be electoral registration officers.
(2)The Scottish Ministers are to appoint the convener.
(3)The convener is to appoint the other members.
(4)When 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[F1—
(a)different local authority areas (including different kinds of areas) throughout Scotland, and
(b)the different constituencies and regions provided for Scottish parliamentary elections by schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 (including different kinds of constituencies and regions).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 2(4) substituted (1.10.2020) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 27(2), 35; S.S.I. 2020/278, reg. 2, sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 29.6.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/277, art. 2(a)
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