Explanatory note

This Order revokes the requirement for a member of the Port of Tyne Authority (“the Authority”) to vacate his or her office on the 30th June following his or her seventieth birthday. It also revokes the restriction on a person who has attained the age of 64 from being appointed a member of the Authority for the first time.

It also provides that a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the member replaced was appointed or for such period not exceeding 3 years as the Secretary of State may specify.

A full assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.