3.—(1) Notwithstanding article 2, section 1(1) to (5) and (7) of the Act continues in force for the specified areas.
(2) Section 6(4) of the Act has effect only in respect of the specified areas.
(3) In this article—
“the Act” means the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009;
“specified areas” means the areas for which—
Fife Health Board; and
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board,
are constituted(1).
Fife Health Board and Dumfries and Galloway Health Board are constituted by the National Health Service (Constitution of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/267), as amended by S.S.I. 2003/217 and S.S.I. 2006/32.