# The Blyth Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2004, Article 13: Advisory bodies


(1) The Commissioners shall establish one or more advisory body or bodies which the Commissioners shall consult (except in a case of special urgency or where it would be seriously detrimental to the commercial interests of the Commissioners to do so) on all matters substantially affecting the management, maintenance, improvement, conservation, protection or regulation of the harbour and its navigation.
(2) The Commissioners shall take into consideration any matter, recommendation or representation which may from time to time be referred or made to them by such an advisory body whether or not that advisory body has been consulted by the Commissioners on the matter, recommendation or representation so referred or made.
(3) The advisory body or bodies established pursuant to this article shall consist of such number or numbers of persons appointed by the Commissioners as the Commissioners shall from time to time consider appropriate being persons who, in the opinion of the Commissioners, are representative of persons having an interest in the functioning of the harbour.
(4) The Commissioners shall make arrangements for any such advisory body to meet not less than twice a year.
(5) Any such advisory body may determine its own quorum and procedure and shall appoint a chairman.
(6) A member of such an advisory body shall hold office for the period of three years from the date of his appointment and at the end of that period shall be eligible for reappointment.
(7) A member of such an advisory body may resign his office at any time by notice in writing given to the chairman of the Commissioners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/148/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blyth-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2004/article-13
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