{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lymington-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2002/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2586",
  "legislation_title": "The Lymington Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lymington-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2002",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Constitution of Commissioners",
  "text": "(1) On and after the new constitution date, the Commissioners shall consist of—\n(a) nine persons appointed by the Commissioners; and\n(b) the Chief Executive for the time being of the Commissioners.\n(2) Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1)(a) above shall be a person who appears to the Commissioners to have special knowledge, experience or ability appropriate to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the Commissioners of their functions including in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) special knowledge, experience or ability in one or more of the following matters—\n(a) management of water related activities and experience of recreational boating;\n(b) ferry operations;\n(c) commercial fishing;\n(d) the laws relating to England;\n(e) safety or personnel management;\n(f) financial management or information technology;\n(g) environmental matters affecting harbours; and\n(h) any other skills and abilities considered from time to time by the Commissioners to be relevant to the discharge by them of their functions;\nand the Commissioners shall secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the Commissioners appointed by them will, 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 their functions.\n(3) In making an appointment under paragraph (1)(a) above or article 8 below, the Commissioners shall act in accordance with any guidance issued by the Secretary of State from time to time with respect to the exercise of such functions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2586/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:48:18.008913+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."
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