Elections to the Scottish Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain
Nominations for election as pharmacist members of the Scottish Pharmacy Board should be received (via post, hand delivery or fax — not e-mail) by Lyndon Braddick, Returning Officer for Scotland, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 36 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HU by noon on Friday 3 November 2006.
Vacancies Elections are being held for 12 vacancies for pharmacists.
Eligibility A prospective candidate shall be eligible for election only
if his or her name appears within part 1 (practising) of the Register
of Pharmacists and his or her address in that register is in Scotland.
A prospective candidate shall not be eligible if he or she is a member of the
Society’s Council, or if he or she has failed, by noon on Friday 3 November
2006, to pay any retention fee then due and payable by him or her to the Society.
Nominations Nominations for pharmacist candidates in the Scottish Pharmacy
Board election must be signed by five pharmacist nominators whose registered
addresses are in Scotland.
Nominees who are accepting nomination to the board must enclose with the nomination
form the declaration and undertaking for candidates for election to the board,
duly signed, particulars of the extent and type of work undertaken by the candidate
within and for the profession of pharmacy, a signed statement confirming that
no Society retention fee or penalty due from the candidate remains unpaid,
a declaration of relevant interests, and a declaration of any relevant adverse
decisions, as shown in the statement of policy on election procedures.
The deadline for receipt of all the supporting material, including the candidate’s
details of professional qualifications, photograph and election statement,
should he or she choose to provide them, is noon on Friday 3 November 2006.
All nominations must be made on an official nomination form. To obtain a nomination
form and guidance papers, please contact the Returning Officer for Scotland
at the above address, or by e-mail to SPBelections@rpsgb.org. The nomination
form and the guidance papers are also available on the Society’s
website.
A nomination may be withdrawn by notice in writing (not by e-mail) signed by
the prospective candidate and delivered to the Returning Officer for Scotland
at the above address no later than noon on Friday 3 November 2006.
Timetable The electoral roll will be closed at 5pm on 16 November 2006.
Only those pharmacists who are registered with the Society and whose
registered addresses are in Scotland at this time shall be entitled to
vote in this election.
It is expected that voting papers will be posted to the electorate on Friday
8 December 2006. Completed voting forms must be returned by post to the Electoral
Reform Ballot Services Ltd, PO Box 6352, London N1 1YR, to arrive not later
than noon on Friday 12 January 2007.
Lyndon Braddick
Returning Officer for Scotland |
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