P ART 9 E LECTORAL MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR S COTLAND 47 Constitution of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland (1) The Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 is modified as follows. 35 (2) In section 1 (Electoral Management Board for Scotland), for subsection (1) substitute— “(1) The committee established and known as the Electoral Management Board for Scotland continues to exist and becomes a body corporate to be known under the same name.”. (3) After section 1, insert— 29 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 10—General provision “1A Powers of the Board and validity of actions (1) The Board may do anything which appears to it— (a) to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of its functions, or 5 (b) to be otherwise conducive to the performance of its functions. (2) The validity of anything done by the Board is not affected by— (a) a vacancy in membership, (b) a defect in the appointment of a member, (c) the removal or disqualification of a person as a member after 10 appointment.”. 1 (4) In section 2 (membership), after subsection (4) insert— “(5) The convener may— (a) appoint a deputy convener to act for a period of 4 years, (b) reappoint a deputy convener for one further 4 year period. 15 (6) A deputy convener must be a member of the Board. (7) A deputy convener may carry out any of the convener’s functions under this Act where— (a) the office of convener is vacant, or (b) the person holding the office is for any reason unable to perform the 20 convener’s functions. (8) Otherwise, a deputy convener may perform such of the convener’s functions under this Act (and to such extent) as the convener may determine.”. (5) After section 8, insert— “8A Accounts...