Article 7 Composition of the BoardI1

England and Wales

(1)

From the establishment of the Board, the composition of the Board shall be as follows—

(a)

five or six members of the Council; and

(b)

five or six independent lay members.

(2)

Each person appointed under paragraph (1) must be a person who appears to the Council to have special knowledge, experience or ability appropriate to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the Board of its functions including, but not limited to, special knowledge, experience or ability in one or more of the following matters—

(a)

maritime industry and activities;

(b)

commerce;

(c)

health and safety;

(d)

management;

(e)

public relations and community issues;

(f)

industrial relations;

(g)

shipping, fishing or cargo handling;

(h)

accountancy or financial management;

(i)

boating and other water related leisure activities;

(j)

environmental matters affecting harbours;

(k)

any other skills and abilities considered from time to time by the Council to be relevant to the discharge by the Board of its functions.

(3)

The Council must secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the persons appointed by it under paragraph (1) between them have special knowledge, experience and ability in a broad and complementary range of matters relevant to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by them of the Board’s functions.

(4)

In making an appointment under paragraph (1)(b) the Council must act in accordance with, and in making an appointment under paragraph (1)(a) the Council must have regard to, any guidance issued by the Secretary of State from time to time with regards to exercise of such functions.

(5)

All members of the Board appointed under paragraph (1) shall be bound by the Code of Conduct for Cornwall Council members and co-opted members (or replacement) in force at that time.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 7 in force at 14.7.2023, see art. 1(1)