Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1 – Constitution of Health Boards

   2. Section 2 – Health Board elections

   3. Section 3 – Scottish Ministers’ powers in relation to elected members

   4. Section 4 – Pilot scheme

   5. Section 5 – Report on pilot scheme

   6. Section 6 – Termination of pilot scheme

   7. Section 7 – Roll-out

   8. Section 8 – Minor and consequential amendments

   9. Section 9 – Key terms

   10. Section 10 – Orders

   11. Section 11 – Commencement

   12. Schedule – Minor and consequential amendments

       1. National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)

       2. Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)

4. Parliamentary History