# Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003, Section 42: Mandatories


(1) A qualified proprietor or an elected member or convener of a district salmon fishery board may at any time authorise a person to act on behalf of such proprietor, member or convener; and such a person is referred to in this Act as a “mandatory”.
(2) A mandatory may as such be elected under schedule 2 to this Act as a representative of qualified proprietors or as convener but, subject to subsection (4) below, a person may not authorise another to act as a co-opted member under this Act nor shall a mandatory be co-opted under section 45(2) of this Act.
(3) A person who is both an upper and a lower proprietor by virtue of section 40(5) of this Act may authorise a person in accordance with this section in either or both of those capacities or may do so in each capacity.
(4) Where a co-opted member is not a natural person, it may authorise a natural person to represent it for the purposes of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/15/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/salmon-and-freshwater-fisheries-consolidation-scotland-act-2003/section-42
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