# National Health Service Act 2006, Section 60: Voting and standing for election

Extent: E+W

(1) A person may not vote at an election for the council of governors of an NHS foundation trust unless, within the specified period, he has made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the constituency, or class within a constituency, for which the election is being held.
(2) A person may not stand for election to the council unless—
(a) he has within the specified period made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the constituency, or class within a constituency, for which the election is being held, and
(b) he is not prevented from being a member of the council by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7.
(3) A person elected to the council may not vote at a meeting of the council unless—
(a) he has within the specified period made a declaration in the specified form of the particulars of his qualification to vote as a member of the trust, and
(b) he is not prevented from being a member of the council by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7.
(4) This section does not apply to an election held for the staff constituency.
(5) “Specified” means specified in the trust's constitution.
(6) A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a) makes a declaration under this section which he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(b) recklessly makes such a declaration which is false in a material particular.
(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-60
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