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Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997

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4(1)This paragraph applies where a person (“the former member”) ceases to be a member of the Council before the end of the period for which he was appointed.

(2)The vacancy left by the former member shall be filled by a person appointed by the Secretary of State for the remainder of the period for which the former member was appointed.

(3)If the former member was an elected member, the Secretary of State shall appoint under sub-paragraph (2) above a person nominated by the Council who shall have the same qualification for election under the electoral scheme as the former member had at the time of his appointment.

(4)If the former member was not an elected member, the Secretary of State shall, in making an appointment under sub-paragraph (2) above, have regard to the qualification by virtue of which the former member was appointed.

(5)In sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) above, references to an elected member include a replacement for such a member.

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