Council by-election in Wales
A casual vacancy for the pharmacist place on the Council reserved to the national constituency of Wales exists, following a resignation from the Council. The Council has agreed that a by-election be held to fill that vacancy. Nominations
for election to that vacancy should be received (by post, hand delivery or
fax — not by e-mail) by the Head of Secretariat at the Society’s
headquarters, by noon on Friday 13 July 2007.
Eligibility A prospective candidate shall be eligible for election only
if his or her name appears within Part 1 (practising) of the Society’s
Register of Pharmacists and he or she lives or works wholly or mainly
in the national constituency of Wales.
A prospective candidate shall not be eligible if he or she has failed, by noon
on Friday 13 July 2007, to pay any retention fee then due and payable by him
or her to the Society.
Nominations Nominations for this vacancy must be signed by 10 pharmacist
nominators whose addresses in the Register of Pharmacists are in Wales.
Nominees who accept nomination to the Council must enclose with the nomination
form the declaration and undertaking for candidates for election to the Council,
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 13 July 2007.
All nominations must be made on an official nomination form. To obtain a nomination
form and guidance papers, contact the Head of Secretariat (tel 020 7572 2204;
e-mail averil.ridgway@rpsgb.org). The nomination forms and the guidance papers
can also be downloaded from the Society’s website (www.rpsgb.org) by
following the “Wales by-election” link on the right of the home
page.
A nomination may be withdrawn by notice in writing (not by e-mail) signed by
the prospective candidate and delivered to the Head of Secretariat at the above
address no later than noon on Friday 13 July 2007.
Term of office The term of office for the Council member elected to
fill this casual vacancy will be until May 2008, ie, to the end of the
current term of office of the retiring member. The Council member so
elected will then be eligible to stand for election for a further two
three-year terms of office.
Timetable The electoral roll will close at 5pm on 26 July 2007. Only
those pharmacists whose registered address with the Society is in Wales
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
3 August 2007. Completed voting forms must be returned by post to the Electoral
Reform Services Ltd, PO Box 6352, London N1 1YR, to arrive not later than noon
on Friday 31 August 2007.
The newly elected Council member will take office at 12.01am on 7 September
2007.
Ann Lewis
Secretary and Registrar |
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