Consultative bodiesE+W+S
16.—(1) The Commissioners shall establish one or more consultative body or bodies which the Commissioners shall consult on all matters substantially affecting the management, maintenance, improvement, conservation, protection or regulation of the harbour and its navigation.
(2) The Commissioners shall make arrangements for every such consultative body to meet not less than twice a year.
(3) The Commissioners shall take into consideration any matter, recommendation or representation which may from time to time be referred or made to them by such a consultative body whether or not that consultative body has been consulted by the Commissioners on the matter, recommendation or representation so referred or made.
(4) The consultative body or bodies established pursuant to this article shall consist of such number or numbers of persons appointed by the Commissioners as the Commissioners shall from time to time consider appropriate.
(5) Appointments to a consultative body established under this article shall be made by the Commissioners in accordance with a scheme prepared by them for that purpose and the scheme shall provide for the appointment of persons who, in the opinion of the Commissioners, are representative of persons having an interest in the functioning of the harbour.
(6) Any such consultative body may determine its own quorum and procedure and shall appoint a chairman.
(7) An individual member of any such consultative body may, on giving notice in writing to the chairman of that body, send a substitute to any meeting of the body.
(8) A member of such a consultative body shall hold office for the period of three years from the date of his appointment and at the end of that period shall be eligible for reappointment.
(9) A member of such a consultative body may resign his office at any time by notice in writing given to the chairman of the Commissioners.
(10) In this article “the harbour” has the meaning given in section 3 of the Fowey Harbour Order 1937(1).
Commencement Information
I1Art. 16 in force at 18.6.2001, see art. 1(1)
See 1937 c. lxxii.