(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)