The Health Professions Order 2001

Membership

2.—(1) The Council shall provide in rules for an election scheme to elect the registrant members and alternate members and may provide in the rules for by-elections.

(2) The election scheme shall provide that—

(a) a person seeking election—

(i) shall be registered in the part of the register for which he seeks election but no person may be elected for more than one part of the register at a time;

(ii) lives or works wholly or mainly in the United Kingdom;

(iii) is not the subject of any allegation, investigation or proceedings concerning his fitness to practise; and

(iv) is wholly or mainly engaged in the practice, teaching or management of the profession in respect of which he is registered and seeks election or in research in those fields;

(b) at least one registrant member and one alternate member shall be appointed from each part of the register and the number of members from each part shall be equal;

(c) of the registrant and alternate members, at least one member shall be elected from each of the countries of the United Kingdom and that member shall live or work wholly or mainly in the country concerned;

(d) a person may only vote—

(i) in respect of one part of the register,

(ii) for candidates who represent a part of the register in which he is registered at the time of the election;

(e) a person may vote even if he lives or works outside the United Kingdom;

(f) where someone ceases to be a registrant member or alternate member a replacement shall, subject to paragraph 8(3), be appointed by the Council.

(3) The Council shall provide such information and advice for voters and candidates about the purpose and conduct of the elections as it considers appropriate.