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Annual elections — President

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 33 , Issue 11 , November 2009 , pp. 440
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Notice to Members and Fellows

Fellows and Members are reminded of their rights under the Bye-Laws and Regulations.

Bye-Laws Section XI

  1. 1. The President shall be elected annually in accordance with the procedure described by the Regulations.

Regulation XI. Election of the President

  1. 1. The procedure for electing the President shall be as follows.

    1. (1) As soon as may be practicable after the first day of June in any year, the Central Executive Committee shall hold a nomination meeting and shall at such meeting nominate not less than one candidate and not more than three candidates.

    2. (2) Between the first day of June in any year and the date which is four clear weeks after the nomination meeting of the Central Executive Committee, written nominations accompanied in each case by the nominee's written consent to stand for election may be lodged with the Registrar, provided that each such nomination is supported in writing by not less than twelve Members of the College who are not members of the Central Executive Committee.

    3. (3) An election by ballot shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.

The nominating meeting of the Central Executive Committee will be held on 11 December 2009, and the last date for receiving nominations under Regulation XI (2) above will therefore be 8 January 2010.

Professor Dinesh Bhugra is in his second year of office as President and is therefore eligible for re-election.

Nomination forms are available from Sue Duncan (email: ).

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