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2(1)Elections of elected members shall be conducted in accordance with an electoral scheme under this paragraph providing for the election of members for the following four constituencies, that is to say—
(a)England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;
(b)Wales;
(c)Scotland; and
(d)Northern Ireland.
(2)An electoral scheme shall be made, with the approval of the Privy Council, by the General Council after consultation with such bodies as appear to the General Council to be representative of medical practitioners.
(3)An electoral scheme under sub-paragraph (2) above may be amended by the General Council with the approval of the Privy Council and after consultation with such bodies as are mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
(4)The persons qualified to elect the elected members for any constituency shall be those who, when the election is held—
(a)are resident in the constituency for which the election is held; and
(b)are fully registered, provisionally registered or registered with limited registration;
except that a person registered with limited registration shall not be qualified to vote at an election unless, during the four years preceding the election, he has been so registered for a period, or for periods which amount in the aggregate to a period, of not less than three years.
(5)A person shall not be qualified to be elected as an elected member unless he is fully registered, provisionally registered or registered with limited registration and, if registered with limited registration, has, during the four years preceding the election, been so registered for a period, or for periods which amount in the aggregate to a period, of not less than three years nor shall he be qualified to hold office as an elected member unless he is fully registered, provisionally registered or registered with limited registration.
(6)For the purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be taken to be resident at his address in the register.
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