ELECTIONS FOR THE ADVISORY AND EXECUTIVE BOARD REGULATIONS *

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 94.08

ELECTIONS FOR THE ADVISORY AND

EXECUTIVE BOARD REGULATIONS *

24th December, 1959

LEGAL NOTICE 93 of 1959, as amended by Legal 91 of 1968.

The title of these Regulations is Elections for the Advisory

and Executive Board Regulations.

(Regulation 5)

Nomination Form for Candidates for Election to the Advisory and

Executive Board

We, the undersigned, being voters entitled to vote at an election

of the Advisory and Executive Board for

(a) five medical practitioners, of whom at least one shall

be a member of the Consultant Staff of St. Luke’s

Hospital, to be elected in accordance with the

provisions of article 24(3)(a) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

(b) one dental surgeon to be elected in accordance with

the provisions of article 24(3)(b) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

(c) one apothecary to be elected in accordance with the

provisions of article 24(4)(a) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

(d) one health inspector to be elected in accordance with

the provisions of article 24(4)(b) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

(e) one midwife to be elected in accordance with the

provisions of article 24(4)(c) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

(f)

one registered nurse to be elected in accordance with

the provisions of article 24(4)(d) of the Department of

Health (Constitution) Ordinance (1);

do hereby nominate ................................................................(2)

registered in the ................................................................(2) (3)

(Register)

and whose address is ................................................................

as a candidate for the said election.

Proposer : Name .........................................................(2)

Signature .............................. Date .................

Registered in the ........................................(3)

Seconder : Name .........................................................(2)

Signature .............................. Date .................

Registered in the ........................................(3)

Declaration by Person Nominated

I, .......................................................................... whose name,

(full name in Block Letters)

appears on the ....................................... (2) (3) accept the above

( Register )

nomination.

ELECTIONS FOR THE ADVISORY AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

Date ..............................

Candidate’s signature

(1)

Strike out the paragraphs which do not apply.

(2)

In block letters.

(3)

Strike out in the case of health inspectors.

ELECTIONS FOR THE ADVISORY AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires -

"Board" means the Advisory and Executive Board;

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;

"the Commission" means the Advisory and Executive Board

Elections Comm ission establish ed by regulation 3 of these

Regulations;

"Gozo" includes Comino.

(Regulation 7)

Ballot Paper

FOR USE BY.............................................

VOTING FOR ELECTION OF A CANDIDATE TO THE

ADVISORY AND EXECUTIVE BOARD

(In terms of paragraph ( ) of sub-article ( ) of article 24 of the

Department of Health (Constitution) Ordinance

Names of Candidates

Place a cross in this part against

the name of the candidate for

(in alphabetical order)

whom you wish to vote

VOTE FOR ............ CANDIDATE(S)

(Only)

Initials of

Election Commissioner ...................................

In January of every year the Board shall appoint a

Commission to be called the advisory and executive Board

elections Commission, composed of three election Commissioners,

to conduct elections to the Board during that year.

When the Commission is informed by the Chairman that a

vacancy occurs or is about to occur at an early date amongst the

elected members of the Board it shall, as soon as may be, cause a

notice to be published in the Government Gazette and in two daily

newspapers specifying the place, days and times during which

nominations of candidates for election to the Board will be received

by the Commission.

A candidate shall be nominated in writing on a form in

accordance with the specimen contained in the First Schedule.

Whatever the number of vacancies to be filled, no person shall be

nominated to fill more than one vacancy.

If the nominations received exceed the number of

vacancies on the Board an election shall be held. The Commission

shall then, as soon as may be, publish a notice in the Government

Gazette specifying the place, the days and times during which the

election shall be held and the names of the candidates seeking

election.

The ballot paper to be used for the purpose of the election

shall be in accordance with the specimen contained in the Second

Schedule, and shall be initialled by a member of the Commission.

Voters residing in Malta shall vote in Malta and voters

residing in Gozo shall vote in Gozo.

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 249 of 2025.

Election Commissioners, if entitled to vote, may cast their

vote either in Malta or in Gozo.

The appropriate ballot paper shall be delivered to voters

personally by one of the election Commissioners in the room in

which the ballot booth is placed, and in no case shall any person be

permitted to take any ballot paper out of such room nor shall any

ballot paper be taken out of sight of the election Commissioner

until it is dropped in the ballot box. No individual, other than the

person voting and election Commissioners, shall be allowed in the

ballot room.

A voter shall record his vote in secret by means of one

cross placed against the name of each candidate for whom he votes.

The Commission shall keep a record of the persons who

vote.

No voting shall take place after the expiration of the time

fixed by the Commission for the voting except by persons who are

present for voting at the expiration of such time.

As soon as may be after the end of the voting, the

Commission shall count the votes cast.

When a larger number of votes than is required is

registered on the ballot paper, the ballot paper shall be declared

invalid by the Commission.

The candidates who obtain the largest number of votes

shall be declared elected.

If two or more candidates obtain an equal number of votes

a partial election amongst those candidates shall be held in

accordance with the provisions of regulations 6 to 16.

The Commission shall forthwith report the result of the

election to the Board for transmission to the Minister responsible

for Health for publication in the Government Gazette.