# The Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners (Constitution) Harbour Revision Order 2002, Article 5: Constitution of Commissioners


(1) On and after 1st April 2003, the Commissioners shall consist of not less than seven nor more than nine as provided in this article.
(2) Six of the Commissioners shall be appointed by the Appointing Body.
(3) The Chief Executive of the Commissioners shall, by virtue of his office, be a Commissioner.
(4) Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (2) above shall be a person who appears 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—
(a) management of harbours;
(b) management of water related leisure activities;
(c) shipping or other forms of transport;
(d) the fishing industry;
(e) navigation;
(f) industrial, commercial or financial matters;
(g) administration;
and the Appointing Body shall secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that Commissioners appointed by it 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.
(5) The Commissioners appointed under paragraph (2) above may co-opt not more than two persons to serve as a Commissioner or Commissioners during such period not exceeding two years as may be specified by the co-opting Commissioners at the time of co-option.
(6) For the purposes of appointing the Commissioners referred to in paragraph (2) above, the Appointing Body means a body consisting of—
(a) a person (not being a Commissioner) nominated from time to time by Copeland Borough Council;
(b) a person (not being a Commissioner) nominated from time to time by Cumbria County Council;
(c) the Chairman of the Commissioners or, if the Chairman is a candidate for re-appointment as a Commissioner, the vice-chairman of the Commissioners;
(d) two other Commissioners appointed by the qualifying Commissioners from amongst their number at a meeting at which not less than four of their number shall be present;
and in this paragraph, “qualifying Commissioners” means the Commissioners appointed under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to this Order or paragraph (2) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/306/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/whitehaven-harbour-commissioners-constitution-harbour-revision-order-2002/article-5
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