The Scrabster Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2005

Co-option and casual vacancies

6.—(1) The Board members referred to in article 3(1) above and paragraph (2) below may at any time co-opt not more than three persons to serve as Board members for such period not exceeding twelve months as the co-opting members may specify at the time of co-option.

(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), if a Board member refuses to accept office or that office is declared vacant, or dies or resigns, or ceases to be qualified, or if the Board appoints fewer than two applicants as Board members, the resulting vacancy or vacancies shall be filled in manner following—

(a) the Board shall fill each vacancy by co-opting as a Board member any person duly qualified in accordance with the provisions of this order, and the Board member so substituted shall continue in office for the period that the person in whose place the co-opted Board member is appointed would in the ordinary course have continued in office;

(b) at the end of such period the co-opted Board member shall go out of office but shall be eligible for re-appointment if still qualified and an application under article 4(2) is made.

(3) Any casual vacancy occurring four months or less before the end of the vacating Board member’s normal term of office may, at the discretion of the remaining Board members, be left unfilled for the remainder of that term of office.