The Tarbert (Loch Fyne) Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2007

Appointment of chair and vice-chair of Trustees

1.  Subject to the provisions of article 5 of the foregoing Order, there shall be a chair of the Trustees who shall be appointed by those of the Trustees who are elected or appointed under article 4 or article 9 of said Order from among their number.

2.  The first chair taking office after the new constitution date shall be appointed at the first meeting of the Trustees referred to in paragraph 9 below and, subject to paragraph 7 below, and shall unless he resigns his office as chair or ceases to be a Trustee, continue in office as chair until his initial term of office as a Trustee has expired.

3.  Subject to paragraph 7 below, every chair subsequently appointed under paragraph 1 above shall, unless he resigns his 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 those of the Trustees who are elected or appointed under article 4 or article 9 of the foregoing Order from among their number.

5.  The first vice-chair taking office after the new constitution date shall be appointed at the first meeting of the Trustees referred to in paragraph 9 below and, subject to paragraph 7 below, shall, unless he resigns his office as vice-chair or ceases to be a Trustee, continue in office as vice-chairman until his initial term of office as a Trustee has expired.

6.  Subject to paragraph 7 below, every vice-chair subsequently appointed under paragraph 4 above shall, unless he resigns his office as vice-chair or ceases to be a Trustee, hold office for a period of three years.

7.  If the Trustees who are elected or appointed under article 4 or article 9 of the foregoing Order are satisfied that the chair or vice-chair should cease to hold his office as such, they may terminate his office and appoint another Trustee to be the 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 who are elected or appointed under article 4 or article 9 of the foregoing Order 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 or chair or vice-chair shall, unless he resigns that office or ceases to be a Trustee, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the chair or vice-chair whom he replaces was appointed.