Harris Tweed Act 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Short title, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II THE HARRIS TWEED AUTHORITY

   1. 3. Creation and duties of Authority

   2. 4. Financing of Authority

   3. 5. General and specific powers

   4. 6. Accounts

4. PART III DEFINITION OF HARRIS TWEED

   1. 7. Definition of Harris Tweed

   2. 8. Additional requirements in relation to Harris Tweed

5. PART IV REMEDIES

   1. 9. Injunctions and interdicts

6. PART V THE COMPANY AND THE AUTHORITY: SUCCESSION PROVISIONS

   1. 10. Property, rights and liabilities of Company to vest in Authority, etc

   2. 11. Further provisions about Company’s foreign property, rights and liabilities

7. 1. SCHEDULE

      CONSTITUTION AND PROCEEDINGS, ETC., OF THE AUTHORITY

      1. Incorporation

         1. 1. The Authority shall be a body corporate and shall be...

      2. Status

         1. 2. The Authority shall be a public body for the purposes...

      3. Membership

         1. 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph the members...

         2. 4. A person whom the sheriff principal or the Council is...

         3. 5. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and of paragraphs...

         4. 6. The sheriff principal may remove from office any member appointed...

         5. 7. Each member of the Authority appointed by the Council under...

      4. Chairman and Vice Chairmen

         1. 8. (1) The members of the Authority shall elect from among...

      5. Remuneration and expenses

         1. 9. No member of the Authority, whether or not he also...

      6. Staff

         1. 10. The Authority may appoint its first chief executive, and make...

         2. 11. (1) The Authority may appoint, on such terms as it...

      7. Proceedings

         1. 12. The quorum for meetings of the Authority shall be such...

         2. 13. If at any meeting the votes are equally divided on...

         3. 14. Minutes shall be kept of each meeting of the Authority...

         4. 15. (1) A member of the Authority who is directly or...

         5. 16. The validity of any proceedings of the Authority shall not...

         6. 17. Subject to paragraphs 12 to 15 above, the Authority may...

         7. 18. The Authority may appoint committees of its members and may...

      8. Execution of documents, etc.

         1. 19. (1) This paragraph has effect in relation to the execution...

         2. 20. (1) Under the law of England and Wales a contract...