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The Stornoway Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 2019

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Appointment as a member

5.—(1) There shall be an appointing body consisting of the following three persons, none of whom shall have made an application under article 4—

(a)the Chair of the Authority unless the Chair has made an application under article 4, in which case another member nominated by the members, and

(b)two persons who are not members of the Authority selected by the Chair of the Authority and the Chief Executive of the Authority who are considered by them to be independent of the Authority.

(2) The appointing body shall meet as soon as practicable after the application date to consider the applications made under article 4.

(3) The appointing body may interview such of the applicants as it sees fit.

(4) The appointing body shall decide which persons who have applied under article 4 shall be appointed as members.

(5) The appointing body shall have regard to the following considerations when making decisions under paragraphs (3) and (4)—

(a)the special knowledge, experience or ability of applicants to contribute to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the members of their functions,

(b)the special knowledge, experience or ability of applicants in one or more of the following matters—

(i)management of harbours,

(ii)usage of port facilities,

(iii)commercial shipping activities,

(iv)industrial, commercial and financial matters,

(v)the organisation of employees,

(vi)the fishing industry,

(vii)financial management,

(viii)the law relating to Scotland,

(ix)safety management,

(x)commercial marketing,

(xi)environmental matters affecting harbours,

(xii)recreational, sporting and leisure activities including, without prejudice to the generality, recreational and competitive boating activities,

(xiii)civil engineering,

(xiv)local government, and

(xv)any other skills and matters considered from time to time by the Authority to be relevant to the discharge of its functions.

(c)any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers from time to time with respect to the exercise of such functions.

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