Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019

6 Meaning of “community organisation” and “Scottish harbour authority”

(1) In this Part, a “community organisation” is—

(a) a body corporate (other than a Scottish public authority) which—

(i) relates to a community, and

(ii) has a written constitution which includes the matters mentioned in subsection (2), or

(b) a body corporate designated as a community organisation, or falling within a class of bodies designated as community organisations, for the purposes of this Act by the Scottish Ministers by regulations.

(2) The matters referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) are—

(a) provision that the body must have no fewer than 20 members,

(b) a definition of the community to which the body relates,

(c) provision that the majority of the members of the body is to consist of members of that community,

(d) provision that the members of the body who consist of members of that community have control of the body,

(e) provision that membership of the body is open to any member of that community, and

(f) a statement of the body’s aims and purposes, including the promotion of a benefit for that community.

(3) In this Part, “Scottish harbour authority” means a harbour authority in relation to a harbour in Scotland.

(4) In subsection (3), “harbour authority” and “harbour” have the meanings given in section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964 (interpretation).