The Ullapool Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2005

Article 10

SCHEDULE 2 INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEES

Appointment of Convenor and Vice-Convenor of Trustees

1.  There shall be a Convenor and Vice-Convenor of the Trustees who shall be elected by the Trustees from among their number at their first meeting after the date of coming into force of this Schedule and thereafter at the first meeting after the end of the term of office of the previous Convenor, except that the harbour master shall not be eligible to be Convenor.

2.  The term of office of the Convenor shall be the term of office of the Convenor as a Trustee.

3.  At all meetings the Convenor, and in the absence of the Convenor, the Vice-Convenor, shall preside.

4.  In the event of neither the Convenor nor Vice-Convenor being present, or both posts being vacant, a Trustee shall be chosen by the Trustees present at the meeting to preside at that meeting.

5.  If the Trustees are satisfied that either or both of the Convenor or Vice-Convenor should cease to hold office as such, they may terminate that office as such and appoint another Trustee to be Convenor or Vice-Convenor or both, as the case may be.

6.  On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of Convenor or Vice-Convenor of the Trustees, the vacancy shall be filled by the Trustees at a meeting held as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.

Meetings of the Trustees

7.  The Trustees shall hold a meeting once every six weeks, or more or less often as the Trustees shall think fit, on such day, at such hour and at such place in Ullapool, or such alternative location, as they shall from time to time appoint.

8.  At all meetings of the Trustees, three shall be a quorum and no business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Trustees unless a quorum shall be present at such meeting and every meeting of the Trustees may be adjourned from time to time whether a quorum be present or not.

9.  The Trustees may hold extraordinary meetings, which may be called by either—

(a) the Convenor;

(b) the Vice-Convenor;

(c) any two Trustees; or

(d) the harbour master.

10.  All meetings to be held under the authority of this Order shall be called or announced by an intimation of an agenda specifying the business to be transacted at the meeting, and the day, hour and place when and where the same are to be held, which shall be delivered to, left at the usual place of abode or place of business of, or posted by ordinary first-class post to, each Trustee not less than 48 hours before such meeting.

Committees

11.  The Trustees may from time to time appoint committees for such purposes as, in their opinion, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees and the Trustees shall fix the quorum of such committees and may continue, alter, or discontinue such committees.

Proceedings of meetings and committees of the Trustees

12.  The acts and proceedings of the Trustees, or any committee of the Trustees, shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in their number or by any defect in the appointment, or the qualification for appointment, of any person as a Trustee, or as Convenor or Vice-Convenor, of the Trustees or committee.

13.—(1) Every question at a meeting of the Trustees or of a committee of the Trustees shall be decided by a majority vote of the members present and voting.

(2) If at any meeting of the Trustees or of a committee of the Trustees there is an equality of votes on any question the Convenor of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

General

14.  Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the procedure and business of the Trustees and of any committee of the Trustees shall be regulated in such manner as the Trustees from time to time determine.