The Lerwick Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2019

Interviews and selection

6.—(1) There shall be an appointing body consisting of the following three persons, none of whom shall have made an application under article 5—

(a) the Chair unless the Chair has made an application under article 5, in which case another Member nominated by the Board,

(b) a person who is not a Member who shall be nominated by the Board and is considered by them to be representative of persons with an interest in the Harbour, and

(c) the Convener of Shetland Islands Council or the nominee of Shetland Islands Council.

(2) The appointing body shall meet as soon as practicable after the application date to consider the applications made under article 5 and in any event by the first Friday of July.

(3) The appointing body may interview such of the applicants as it sees fit.

(4) The appointing body shall decide which persons who have applied under article 5 shall be appointed as Members.

(5) The appointing body shall have particular regard to the following considerations when making decisions under paragraphs (3) and (4)—

(a) the special knowledge, experience or ability of applicants to contribute to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the Board of their functions, and

(b) the special knowledge, experience or ability of applicants in one or more of the following matters—

(i) management of harbours,

(ii) usage of port facilities,

(iii) commercial boating activities,

(iv) industrial, commercial and financial matters,

(v) administration,

(vi) the organisation of employees,

(vii) the fishing industry,

(viii) financial management,

(ix) the laws relating to Scotland,

(x) safety management,

(xi) commercial marketing,

(xii) environmental matters affecting harbours,

(xiii) civil engineering,

(xiv) local government and local community interests,

(xv) recreational, sporting and leisure activities including without prejudice to the generality, recreational and competitive boating activities, and

(xvi) any other skills and matters considered from time to time by the Board to be relevant to the discharge of its functions.

(c) the appointing body shall secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the persons appointed by them 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 the Board of its functions, and

(d) any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers from time to time with respect to the discharge of such functions.