Paragraph 9

For paragraph 44 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“44

(1)

If for any region or relevant area not more than one candidate (or, in the case of county representatives, not more than the number specified in respect of the relevant area in question in the third column of the First Schedule to this Scheme) is (or are) duly nominated, the candidate (or candidates) so nominated shall be deemed to be elected.

(2)

If for any region or relevant area no candidate is duly nominated (or, in the case of county representatives, fewer than the number specified in respect of the relevant area in question in the third column of the First Schedule to this Scheme) the Board shall fill the vacancies thus arising with its own nominees.

(3)

If more than one candidate is duly nominated for any region or relevant area (or, in the case of county representatives, more than the number specified in respect of the area in question in the third column of the First Schedule to this Scheme), a vote shall be taken by post, and the Board shall for that purpose send to every registered producer in the region or relevant area (as the case may be) a voting paper in such form as the Board thinks proper, stating the names and addresses of the candidates and specifying the address of the Board to which the voting papers are to be sent and the last day (which shall not be earlier than the tenth day after the day on which the voting papers are sent by the Board) on which the voting papers will be received; and no voting paper shall be taken into account unless it is received at the specified address by 6 p.m. on the specified day. In the event of the loss of a voting paper, the Board may supply a duplicate.”.