Introductory Text
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Date of first elections in pilot areas
4.Health Board election rules
5.Identification of unelected candidate to fill vacancy
6.Application of Part 3 of the 1983 Act
Signature
SCHEDULE
HEALTH BOARD ELECTION RULES
PART 1 TIMETABLE
1.Timetable
PART 2 RETURNING OFFICERS
2.Returning officers
3.Payments to returning officers
PART 3 ELECTION NOTICE
4.Notice of election
PART 4 VOTERS
5.Voters – eligibility
6.Registration officers
7.Absent voters
8.Absent voters list
9.Duty to supply free copy of registers to returning officer
PART 5 CANDIDATES
10.Candidates
11.List of restricted posts
12.Nomination papers
13.Nomination
14.Candidate statements
15.Withdrawal of nomination
16.Prohibition of nomination in more than one Health Board election
17.Validity of nomination
18.Correction of minor errors in nomination paper
19.Inspection of nomination papers
20.Counting agents
PART 6 VOTING PACKS AND BALLOT PAPERS
21.Voting packs
22.Ballot papers
23.Marking of lists when voting packs sent
24.Notice of sending of voting packs
25.Voter without ballot paper
PART 7 CASTING OF VOTES
26.Casting of votes
27.Ballot papers received late
28.Prohibition of disclosure of vote
29.Notification of requirement of secrecy
30.Spoilt ballot papers and covering envelopes
PART 8 THE COUNT
31.Ballot boxes
32.The count
33.Electronic counting
34.Attendance at the count
35.Opening of ballot boxes and covering envelopes
36.Counting of ballot papers
37.Rejected ballot papers
38.First stage
39.The quota
40.Return of elected members
41.Transfer of ballot papers
42.Transfer of ballot papers – supplementary provisions
43.Exclusion of candidates
44.Exclusion of candidates – supplementary provisions
45.Filling of last vacancies
46.Recount
47.Decisions during the count
48.Counting of votes by means other than electronic counting
PART 9 DECLARATION OF THE RESULT
49.Declaration of result of poll
50.Declaration of result where no poll held
PART 10 DOCUMENTS RELATING TO A HEALTH BOARD ELECTION
51.Sealing up of ballot papers
52.Delivery of documents
53.Orders for production of documents
54.Retention of documents
PART 11 ELECTION EXPENSES
55.Candidates’ election expenses
56.Election expenses statements
PART 12 SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES
57.Special rules where candidate becomes ineligible after end of nomination period
Explanatory Note