{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fraserburgh-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2001/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fraserburgh-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2001/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2001/457",
  "legislation_title": "The Fraserburgh Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fraserburgh-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2001",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Application procedure",
  "text": "(1) All persons seeking election or appointment under article 3(1) shall submit an application form to the Commissioners by the application date in the year preceding the election date.\n(2) The Commissioners shall cause the said application date and application format set out in paragraphs (3) to (5) below to be advertised in at least one newspaper published or circulating in Fraserburgh not less than six days previous to the application date.\n(3) The application form shall contain the following information—\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n(b) a statement as to under which sub-paragraph of article 3(1) the application is made;\n(c) for applications made under article 3(1)(c), a statement that the applicant appears on the electoral register as defined in article 6(1)(c);\n(d) for applications made under article 3(1)(d), a statement that the applicant is a qualifying staff member of the Commissioners;\n(e) for applications made under articles 3(1)(d) and 3(1)(e), a declaration of interests as set out in Schedule 1;\n(f) such biographical information as the applicant sees fit to supply.\n(4) Applications made under articles 3(1)(a), (b) and (c) shall be accompanied by nomination papers as follows—\n(a) applications made under article 3(1)(a) shall be accompanied by no fewer than four nomination papers from persons whose names appear on the list of shipowners as defined in article 6(1)(a);\n(b) applications made under article 3(1)(b) shall be accompanied by no fewer than four nomination papers from persons whose names appear on the list of harbour ratepayers maintained in accordance with article 6(1)(b);\n(c) applications made under article 3(1)(c) shall be accompanied by no fewer than four nomination papers from persons whose names appear on the electoral register as defined in article 6(1)(c).\n(5) Nomination papers shall contain a statement that the nominating person nominates the person seeking election and shall be signed by the nominating person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2011/447",
      "affecting_title": "The Fraserburgh Harbour Revision Order"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/457/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:43:57.690475+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}