The School Boards (Scotland) Regulations 1989

Increase in numbers of any category of member

6.—(1) Where the number of parent, staff, or co-opted members of the School Board requires to be increased, or staff members are required where previously they were not required, the education authority shall proceed in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The education authority shall, in the first biennial election of parent members after the obligation to make arrangements to adjust arose, include the election of any additional parent members required.

(3) The education authority shall—

(a) where staff members are required where previously they were not required, hold an election of such members at the same time as the first biennial election of parent members after the obligation to make arrangements to adjust arose;

(b) where there are existing staff members and a quadrennial election of staff members is held at the same time as the first biennial election of parent members after the obligation to make arrangements to adjust arose, include in such quadrennial election the election of any additional staff members required;

(c) where there are existing staff members and no quadrennial election of staff members is held at the same time as the first biennial election of parent members after the obligation to make arrangements to adjust arose, hold by-elections for additional staff members required at the same time as that biennial election of parent members.

(4) The education authority shall direct the School Board to co-opt, after the first biennial election of parent members after the obligation to make arrangements to adjust arose, any additional co-opted members required.

(5) The education authority shall determine, in relation to staff members elected under paragraph (3)(c) of this regulation, or co-opted members co-opted under paragraph (4) of this regulation, that their term of office shall expire at the same time as the term of office of any existing staff or co-opted members respectively.