http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/242/madeThe Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009National Health Service (NHS)Health care services and specialismsenKing's Printer for Scotland2014-07-17NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICEREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE This Order appoints 24th June 2009 as the day on which sections 1 to 3 of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the Act”) come into force in respect of Fife and Dumfries and Galloway Health Board areas for the purpose of piloting Health Board elections in those areas. The Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009The Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009OrderThe Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Order 2013art. 2art. 3 2009 No. 242 (C. 21) National Health Service Representation Of The People The Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act<Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>2009 (Commencement <Abbreviation Expansion="Number">No.</Abbreviation><Character Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>1) Order 2009 Made 14th June 2009 The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section4(1) of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so. Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (Commencement No.1) Order 2009. The appointed day for specified Health Board areas 2 The day appointed for the coming into force of sections1 to 3 of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act2009 for the areas for which— a Fife Health Board; and b Dumfries and Galloway Health Board, are constituted, is 24thJune 2009. NICOLA STURGEON A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
14th June 2009 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 24th June 2009 as the day on which sections 1 to 3 of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (“the Act”) come into force in respect of Fife and Dumfries and Galloway Health Board areas for the purpose of piloting Health Board elections in those areas.

Section 4(1) of the Act provides that the Scottish Ministers may, by Order, appoint a day on which sections 1 to 3 of the Act are to come into force in respect of the Health Board areas specified in the Order. This Order is defined as the pilot order in the Act. By virtue of section4(2) of the Act, Scottish Ministers may make one pilot order only. This Order is the pilot order in terms of the Act.

 2009 asp5. 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 2006/32.