Article 13 Temporary vacancies in voting membership where integration scheme prepared by one local authorityI1
Scotland
Where there is a temporary vacancy in the voting membership of the integration joint board, the vote which would be exercisable by a member appointed to that vacancy may be exercised jointly by the other members nominated by the relevant constituent authority.
Paragraph (3) applies where, by virtue of article 4, the chairperson is to be appointed by a constituent authority but where—
due to two or more temporary vacancies, the number of members nominated by F1... that constituent authority is one; or
a constituent authority has been unable to nominate any members.
Where this paragraph applies the chairperson of the integration joint F2board must be temporarily appointed by the other constituent authority.
Where a temporary vacancy, or the circumstances in which paragraph (3) applies, persist for longer than six months the chairperson of the integration joint board must notify the Scottish Ministers in writing of the reasons why the vacancy remains unfilled.
In this article, “relevant constituent authority” in relation to a temporary vacancy means the constituent authority which is entitled to nominate a member to fill the temporary vacancy.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in art. 13(2)(a) omitted (20.3.2015) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(6)(a)
- F2
Word in art. 13(3) inserted (20.3.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(6)(b)