The Eyemouth Harbour Revision Order 2021

Appointment of Chair of Trustees

1.  There shall be a chair of the Trustees who shall be appointed by the Trustees from among their number.

2.  The first chair appointed under article 5(2) shall, subject to paragraph 7 and unless that person resigns as chair or ceases to be a Trustee, continue in office as chair until their initial term of office as a Trustee has expired.

3.  Subject to paragraph 7, every chair subsequently appointed under paragraph 1 shall, unless that person resigns office as chair or ceases to be a Trustee, hold office for a period of three years.

4.  There shall be a vice-chair of the Trustees who shall be appointed by the Trustees from among their number.

5.  The first vice-chair appointed under article 5(3) shall, subject to paragraph 7 and unless that person resigns as vice-chair or ceases to be a Trustee, continue in office as vice-chair until their initial term of office as a Trustee has expired.

6.  Subject to paragraph 7, every vice-chair subsequently appointed under paragraph 4 shall, unless that person resigns office as vice-chair or ceases to the a Trustee, hold office for a period of one year.

7.  If the Trustees are satisfied that the chair or vice-chair should cease to hold office as such, they may terminate that appointment and appoint another member to be chair or vice-chair during the remainder of the term for which the former chair or vice-chair was appointed.

8.—(1) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chair or vice-chair of the Trustees the vacancy shall be filled by the Trustees at a meeting held as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.

(2) A Trustee appointed under this paragraph to fill a casual vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair shall, unless that person resigns office or ceases to be a Trustee, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the chair or vice-chair whom that person replaces was appointed.