Health Board (Election of Members) Regulations, 1972.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Health Boards (Election of Members) Regulations, 1972.
2 Definitions.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"The Act" means the Health Act, 1970 ;
"election year" means, as respects the first elections held in accordance with these Regulations, the year 1972 and, as respects subsequent elections, the year in which members elected in accordance with these Regulations complete their terms of office;
"registered dentist" means a dentist registered in the register of dentists maintained by the Dental Board;
"registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered in the register of medical practitioners maintained by the Medical Registration Council, other than a person provisionally registered under section 7 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1951 (No. 29 of 1951), or temporarily registered under section 3 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1955 (No. 1 of 1955);
"registered nurse" means a nurse registered in the register of nurses maintatined by An Bord Altranais;
"registered psychiatric nurse" means a nurse registered in the psychiatric division of the register of nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais;
"registered pharmaceutical chemist" means a pharmaceutical chemist registered in the register of pharmaceutical chemists maintained by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
"registered dispensing chemist and druggist" means a dispensing chemist and druggist registered in the register of dispensing chemists and druggists maintained by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
3 Conduct of Elections.
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paragraphs: Elections for the purposes of section 4 (2) (a) (ii) of the Act of registered medical practitioners, registered dentists, registered nurses (other than registerd psychiatric nurses), registered psychiatric nurses and registered pharmaceutical chemists or registered dispensing chemists and druggists (as specified in the Health Boards Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 170 of 1970 )) shall be conducted in accordance with these Regulations.
4 Term of office of members.
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paragraphs: (1) The persons first elected under these Regulations shall take office on the 1st day of July, 1972.
(2) The term of office of a person elected under these Regulations shall be five years.
5 Returning Officer.
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paragraphs: (1) The chief executive officer of a health board shall be the returning officer as respects that board for an election under these Regulations.
(2) The chief executive officer shall, after consultation with the chairman of the health board, (or in his absence, the vice-chairman) appoint a person to act as deputy returning officer for an election under these Regulations.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a returning officer shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to a deputy returning officer.
(4) The expenses of a returning officer in conducting an election under these Regulations shall be defrayed by the health board.
(5) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the returning officer shall be responsible for the conduct of an election under these Regulations.
6 Electoral Roll.
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paragraphs: (1) In every election year, the returning officer as respects a health board shall, in accordance with this article, compile an electoral roll for registered medical practitioners and an electoral roll for each of the other professions mentioned in article 3.