The Cowes Harbour (Constitution) Revision Order 2001

Constitution of Commissioners

4.—(1) On and after the new constitution date, the Commissioners for the Harbour of Cowes shall be known as the Cowes Harbour Commissioners and shall, subject to article 7 below, consist of—

(a) nine persons appointed by the Commissioners; and

(b) the Chief Executive for the time being of the Commissioners.

(2) Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1)(a) above shall be a person who appears to the Commissioners to have special knowledge, experience or ability appropriate to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the Commissioners of their functions including in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) special knowledge, experience or ability in one or more of the following matters—

(a) water related leisure activities;

(b) shipping or other forms of transport;

(c) financial management;

(d) the laws relating to England;

(e) safety or personnel management;

(f) commercial marketing or information technology;

(g) environmental matters affecting harbours; and

(h) any other skills and abilities considered from time to time by the Commissioners to be relevant to the discharge by them of their functions;

and the Commissioners shall secure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the Commissioners 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 them of their functions.

(3) In making an appointment under paragraph (1) above or article 9 below, the Commissioners shall act in accordance with any guidance issued by the Secretary of State from time to time with respect to the exercise of such functions.