The Cowes Harbour Revision Order 1988

Qualification of electors of traders' members

7.—(1) For section 11(1) and (2)(A) and (B) of the 1897 Act (qualification of electors of traders' members) there shall be substituted the following:—

“(1) Any person, partnership or body corporate—

(a) importing or exporting goods to or from the harbour by means of ships; or

(b) being the registered owner of commercial ships registered in the United Kingdom elsewhere than at the port of Cowes and used to import or export goods to or from the harbour;

in respect of which, during the 12 months ending the 31st October immediately preceding the election, dues have been paid in respect of—

(i) at least one single cargo of 500 tonnes or more; or

(ii) the carrying on at least one journey of 100 passengers or more,

shall be qualified to vote for each traders' member according to the scale in subsection (2) below.

(2) The scale is—

(a) one vote for the first such 500 tonnes of cargo or 100 passengers carried; and

(b) in the case of cargoes, an additional vote for every 2000 tonnes of cargo carried, in addition to the first 500 tonnes but ignoring tonnages comprised in cargoes of less than 500 tonnes; and

(c) in the case of passengers, one additional vote for every 200 passengers carried in addition to the first 100 passengers but ignoring any passengers carried in a journey involving fewer than 100 passengers,

up to a maximum of six votes.

(2A) Any person, partnership or body corporate being the registered owner of commercial ships registered at, or trading wholly or mainly to or from, the harbour of Cowes of a gross registered tonnage of 25 tons or upwards in respect of which dues have been paid to the Commissioners during the 12 months ending the 31st October immediately preceding the election shall be qualified to vote for each traders' member according to the following scale, that is to say:—

(a) one vote in respect of the first 25 tons of registered tonnage, and

(b) an additional vote for every 150 tons above the first 25 tons,

up to a maximum of six votes.”.

(2) In section 13 of the 1897 Act (list of electors of traders' members to be made out) for the words “companies municipal corporations and councils” and “company municipal corporation and council” there shall be substituted respectively the words “and bodies corporate” and “and body corporate”.

(3) In section 15 of the 1897 Act (revision of lists of electors of traders' members) for the words “company municipal corporation or council”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “or body corporate”.

(4) In section 18 of the 1897 Act (revised lists to be conclusive evidence of rights to vote) for the words “companies municipal corporations or councils”, in both places where the occur, there shall be substituted the words “or bodies corporate”.