The Lerwick Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2019

Chair and Deputy Chair

1.—(1) At the first meeting of the Board after the appointment date in the year 2019 the members shall appoint one of their number to be Chair, and another to be Deputy Chair.

(2) The Chair shall hold office for a period of three years unless he/she resigns as Chair or a Member, or is disqualified from being a Member in terms of article 9.

(3) The Deputy Chair shall hold office for a term of three years unless he/she resigns as Deputy Chair or a Member, or is disqualified from being a Member in terms of article 9.

(4) The Chair and Deputy Chair may hold office for a maximum of three consecutive terms.

(5) On the expiry of the respective terms of office of the Chair or Deputy Chair, the Board shall at the first meeting of the Board following the expiry of the said respective terms of office appoint one or two of their number to be Chair and/or Deputy Chair as the case may be and he/she or they shall remain in office as hereinbefore provided.

(6) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of Chair or Deputy Chair prior to the expiry of their respective terms of office, the Board shall at the first meeting of the Board following the occurrence of the vacancy appoint one of their number to fill the vacancy.

(7) A Member appointed to fill a casual vacancy in terms of paragraph 1(6) shall, unless he/she resigns that office or ceases to be a Member, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the Chair or Deputy Chair whom he/she replaces was appointed.

(8) If the Chair and Deputy Chair are ever both absent from any meeting of the Board, one of the other Members shall be chosen to be Chair of the meeting for the purposes of that meeting only.

(9) At all meetings, the presiding Chair shall, in the case of equality of votes, have a deliberative as well as a casting vote.