Part 2Changes in management of Scottish Crown Estate assets
I16Meaning of “community organisation” and “Scottish harbour authority”
1
In this Part, a “community organisation” is—
a
a body corporate (other than a Scottish public authority) which—
i
relates to a community, and
ii
has a written constitution which includes the matters mentioned in subsection (2), or
b
a body corporate designated as a community organisation, or falling within a class of bodies designated as community organisations, for the purposes of this Act by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.
2
The matters referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) are—
a
provision that the body must have no fewer than 20 members,
b
a definition of the community to which the body relates,
c
provision that the majority of the members of the body is to consist of members of that community,
d
provision that the members of the body who consist of members of that community have control of the body,
e
provision that membership of the body is open to any member of that community, and
f
a statement of the body's aims and purposes, including the promotion of a benefit for that community.
3
In this Part, “Scottish harbour authority” means a harbour authority in relation to a harbour in Scotland.
4
In subsection (3), “harbour authority” and “harbour” have the meanings given in section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964 (interpretation).