National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

[F1 2 (1) A Health Board is to consist of the following types of members— S

(a) a chairman, and other members, appointed by the Scottish Ministers (“appointed members”), [F2 and]

(b) councillors appointed by the Scottish Ministers following nomination by local authorities in the area of the Health Board (“councillor members”), [F3 and

(c) individuals elected as members of the Health Board at an election held under Schedule 1A (“elected members”).]

(2) Regulations must, in relation to each Health Board, specify—

(a) the total number of members of the Board, and

(b) the number of each type of member.

[F4 (3) At least one councillor member must be appointed for each local authority whose area is wholly or partly within the area of the Board.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (24.6.2009 for specified purposes) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), ss. 1(2), 4, 7, 11(1); S.S.I. 2009/242, art. 2

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1) inserted (cond.) (31.12.2013 with effect only in respect of the specified areas, that being the date the pilot order is revoked) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), ss. 6(2)(4)(a)(i), 11(1) (as amended (31.12.2013) by The Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/364), art. 3(2)); S.S.I. 2013/364, arts 2 (with art. 3(1))

F3 Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(c) repealed (31.12.2013 with effect only in respect of the specified areas, that being the date the pilot order is revoked) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), s. 6(2)(4)(a)(ii)11(1)(1); S.S.I. 2013/364, art. 2 (with art. 3(1))

F4 Sch. 1 para. 2(3) substituted for Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(4) (31.12.2013 with effect only in respect of the specified areas, that being the date the pilot order is revoked) by Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 5), ss. 6(2)(4)(b), 11(1)(1) (as amended (31.12.2013) by The Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/364), art. 3(2)); S.S.I. 2013/364, art. 2 (with art. 3(1))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 para. 2(1) applied (with modifications) (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 4(4)(5))