The Blyth Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II New Constitution

   1. 3. Constitution of Commissioners

   2. 4. Appointment and terms of office of first Commissioners

   3. 5. Terms of office of subsequent Commissioners

   4. 6. Declaration to be made by Commissioners

   5. 7. Power to co-opt additional Commissioners

   6. 8. Casual vacancies

   7. 9. Disqualification of Commissioners

   8. 10. Indemnity insurance for Commissioners

   9. 11. Incidental provisions relating to Commissioners

   10. 12. Publication of Commissioners' annual statement of accounts

   11. 13. Advisory bodies

4. PART III Management of the Harbour

   1. 14. General directions to vessels

   2. 15. Publication of general directions

   3. 16. Special directions to vessels

   4. 17. Master’s responsibility to be unaffected

   5. 18. Failure to comply with directions

   6. 19. Enforcement of directions

5. PART IV Supplementary

   1. 20. Repeals and revocation

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMISSIONERS

      1. Appointment of chairman and deputy-chairman of Commissioners

         1. 1. There shall be a chairman of the Commissioners who (except...

         2. 2. The first chairman referred to in article 4(2) of this...

         3. 3. Subject to paragraph 7 below, every chairman subsequently appointed under...

         4. 4. There shall be a deputy-chairman of the Commissioners who shall...

         5. 5. The first deputy-chairman holding office after the new constitution date...

         6. 6. Subject to paragraph 7 below, every deputy-chairman subsequently appointed under...

         7. 7. If those of the Commissioners who are appointed under article...

         8. 8. (1) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of...

      2. Meetings of Commissioners

         1. 9. (1) The first meeting of the Commissioners after the new...

      3. Vacation of office by Commissioners

         1. 10. A Commissioner (other than the Chief Executive) may resign his...

      4. Reappointment of Commissioners

         1. 11. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a...

      5. Reappointment of chairman

         1. 12. (1) A chairman of the Commissioners shall not be eligible...

      6. Committees

         1. 13. The Commissioners may, consistently with their duties and subject to...

      7. Proceedings of Commissioners and committees

         1. 14. The acts and proceedings of the Commissioners, or of any...

         2. 15. The quorum required for a meeting of the Commissioners shall...

         3. 16. (1) If a Commissioner has any interest, direct or indirect—...

         4. 17. The person for the time being holding office as deputy-chairman...

         5. 18. If at any meeting of the Commissioners neither the chairman...

         6. 19. (1) Every question at a meeting of the Commissioners or...

         7. 20. Written notice of any meeting of the Commissioners shall be...

      8. Authentication of seal and other documents

         1. 21. (1) The application of the seal of the Commissioners shall...

      9. Officers and servants

         1. 22. The Commissioners shall appoint a Chief Executive, a harbour master...

      10. Remuneration of the Commissioners

          1. 23. The Commissioners may pay to the chairman and other Commissioners...

      11. General

          1. 24. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the procedure and...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      REPEALS AND REVOCATION

8. Explanatory Note