# The Crofting Commission (Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2011, Regulation 8: Election of members


(1) The Commission electoral area is divided into 6 constituencies, comprising the areas described in the Schedule and each such constituency must return one member only.
(2) The day of the count at the first election in respect of each constituency shall be 16th March 2012.
(3) Subject to regulation 54, the day of the count at elections subsequent to the first election shall be the first Friday occurring 5 years after the day of the count at the immediately preceding election.
(4) If they have not resigned office or otherwise ceased to be a member, elected members cease to hold office on the day of the count at the next election following that at which they were elected.
(5) In this regulation, “Commission electoral area” means the crofting counties and the areas designated for the purposes of section 3A(1)(b) of the 1993 Act by the Crofting (Designation of Areas) (Scotland) Order 2010.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111015322/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-crofting-commission-elections-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-8
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