17.—(1) The Authority must establish one or more advisory body or bodies which the Authority must consult on all matters substantially affecting the management, maintenance, improvement, conservation or regulation of the harbour and its navigation.
(2) The Authority must make arrangements for every such advisory body to meet not less than twice a year provided that there is sufficient business to be transacted.
(3) The Authority must take into consideration any matter, recommendation or representation which may from time to time be referred or made to it by such an advisory body whether or not that advisory body has been consulted by the Authority on the matter, recommendation or representation so referred or made.
(4) The advisory body or bodies established pursuant to this article shall consist of such number or numbers of persons appointed by the Authority as the Authority from time to time considers appropriate being persons whom the Authority considers to be representative of stakeholder interests in the harbour.
(5) The chair of the Authority shall also be the chair of any such advisory body but subject to that the advisory body may determine its own quorum and procedure.
(6) An individual member of any such advisory body may, on giving notice in writing to the clerk, send a substitute to any meeting of the body.
(7) Subject to paragraph (8), a member of such an advisory body holds office for the period of three years from the date of appointment and at the end of that period shall be eligible for reappointment.
(8) A member of such an advisory body may resign from office at any time by notice in writing given to the clerk and, in the case of a member appointed as representative of a particular stakeholder interest, may also be replaced at any time by notice in writing given by that interest to the clerk.