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THE STORNOWAY TRUST

(Incorporated by Act of Parliament)

UNDER DEED BY VISCOUNT LEVERHULME

 

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

 

Notice is Hereby Given That

 

1. The election of Trustees under Deed of Trust by the Right Honourable William Hesketh, Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, dated 12th November, 1923, and Registered in the Books of Council and Session on 21st January, 1924, as the said Deed of Trust was amended (i) by a Scheme of Administration approved by the Lords of Council and Session by Decree dated 7th January and extracted on the 12th day of June both in the year 1928;  (ii) in terms of the Stornoway Trust Order Confirmation Act, 1975, and (iii) by Decree of the Lords of Council and Session dated 30th November, 1993, will take place on 27th March 2018.

 

2. The number of persons to be elected as Trustees is five.

 

3. All persons who appear in the electoral register in respect of addresses within the area of the Trust estate and who are not subject to any legal incapacity at the date provided for are entitled to vote in the election.

 

4. Any two persons, who themselves would qualify as Trustees, may nominate as a candidate any person not subject to any legal incapacity, who is qualified as an elector and who owns or occupies property within the area of the Trust estate at the date of nomination by sending to, or delivering at, the Office of the Trust, Leverhulme House, Perceval Square, Stornoway, before 4 pm on 6th March 2018, a nomination paper.  Nomination Papers can be had at the office to the Clerk to the Trust here.  The Nomination paper must be dated and signed by two persons nominating, and by the candidate nominated, or some other persons duly authorised in that behalf and must contain the names in full, places of abode and designations of the two persons making the nomination, and of the candidate nominated.  On receipt of a nomination paper, the Returning Officer may require candidates to produce such evidence that they are the owners or occupiers of property within the areas of the Trust estate as the Returning Officer in his sole discretion shall consider satisfactory and failing the Returning Officer being so satisfied, he shall reject the nomination.

 

5. Any candidate may be withdrawn by notice of withdrawal given to the Returning Officer at the Office of the Trust, Leverhulme House, Perceval Square, Stornoway, not later than 4 pm on 13th March 2018, provided that no such withdrawal shall be competent when its effect would be to reduce the total number of persons nominated for election below the number of persons to be elected as Trustees and provided also that such notices shall have effect in the order in which they are delivered.  The notice of withdrawal must be signed by the candidate or some other person duly authorised by him/her in that behalf.

 

6. As soon as possible after the date mentioned in the preceding regulation, a list will be published of the candidates nominated and not withdrawn, giving the full names, places of abode, and designations of such candidates.

 

7. In the event of the election being contested, voting shall be a postal ballot with those eligible to vote being sent a ballot paper to return by post.

 

8. The deadline for receipt of postal votes shall be noon on 27th March 2018.

 

9. For those unable to return their ballot paper by post before the deadline, a ballot box shall be available in the Estate Office from 8.00am to 8.00pm on 27th March 2018.

 

10. Each Elector may give one vote and no more for each of any number of candidates not exceeding the number to be elected.  A BALLOT PAPER IS INVALID ON WHICH [a] a cross is placed opposite the names of more than the number of candidates to be elected; or [b] it cannot be determined for which candidate or candidates the vote is recorded; or [c] any mark is placed by the voter by which he/she may afterwards be identified.

 

 

 

Estate Office

Leverhulme House

Perceval Square  

Stornoway

Isle of Lewis  

HS1 2DD  

 

 

 

Public notice

Iain Maclennan Maciver

Factor of the Stornoway Trust Estate

Returning Officer