(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, on and after the new constitution date the Authority shall, subject to sections 9 (Declaration to be made by members) and 10 (Casual vacancies) of this Act consist of the following members—
(a)the Chief Executive;
(b)the chairman of the Authority, appointed by the Secretary of State;
(c)not less than eight and not more than nine members appointed by the Secretary of State of whom—
(i)one member shall be appointed after consultation with such persons appearing to him to be representative of organised labour in Wales as he considers appropriate;
(ii)two members shall be appointed after consultation with the Pembrokeshire County Council;
(iii)two members shall be appointed after consultation with such persons who—
(a)appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of bodies engaged in the oil industry and other commercial operations; and
(b)have a substantial interest in the haven;
as he considers appropriate; and
(d)two members appointed by the Authority, if they so decide, both of whom shall be officers of the Authority, and who shall hold or vacate their offices as members at the discretion of the Authority.
(2)If at any time no member of the Authority has wide experience of navigation (including the command of sea-going ships, pilotage and navigational aids), the persons holding office under subsection (1) above shall appoint as an additional member of the Authority a person, not being an officer of the Authority, who in their opinion has such experience.
(1)Each appointing body shall make the appointments provided for by section 4 (Constitution of Authority) of this Act on merit, in accordance with a published recruitment policy and having had regard to equal opportunities.
(2)Each member appointed by the Secretary of State under the said section 4 shall be a person who appears to the Secretary of State to have special knowledge, experience or ability which—
(a)is in one or more of the matters mentioned in subsection (3) below; or
(b)is otherwise appropriate to the efficient, effective and economic discharge by the Authority of their functions.
(3)The matters are—
(a)management of ports or harbours;
(b)shipping;
(c)navigation of ships;
(d)the protection or conservation of the environment;
(e)commercial, financial, industrial or legal matters;
(f)water related leisure activities;
(g)the organisation of workers;
(h)local government.
(4)In making an appointment under the said section 4 or under section 10 (Casual vacancies) of this Act the appointing body shall act in accordance with any guidance issued by the Secretary of State from time to time with respect to the exercise of such functions.
The first appointments under section 4 (Constitution of Authority) of this Act shall be made on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, 1st February 2003, and those members so appointed shall hold office from the new constitution date.
(1)A person appointed by the Secretary of State as a member of the Authority shall cease to hold office at the end of such period not exceeding three years from the date of the appointment as the Secretary of State may in making the appointment specify and in specifying such period the Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of retirement in rotation.
(2)A person appointed under subsection (2) of section 4 (Constitution of Authority) of this Act shall cease to hold office at the end of such period not exceeding three years from the date of the appointment as the persons making the appointment specify at the time of the appointment.
(1)This section applies if fewer than two of the existing members is appointed in accordance with section 6 (Appointment of first members) of this Act.
(2)The existing members shall, between 1st February 2003 and the new constitution date, co-opt from their number no more than two other members to serve, in addition to the members appointed in accordance with the said section 6, as co-opted members for a period of six months beginning on the new constitution date.
No person shall act as a member until he has made the declaration set out in Schedule 1 to this Act (or a declaration to that effect); and a person shall cease to be a member if he fails to make that declaration within three months of the date of his appointment.
(1)Subject to subsection (3) below, if a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a member appointed under subsection (1) of section 4 (Constitution of Authority) of this Act, the appointing body shall appoint another person to fill the vacancy.
(2)A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall, subject to sections 9 (Declaration to be made by members) and 11 (Disqualification of members) of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, this Act, hold office during the remainder of the term for which the person in whose place he has been appointed was appointed.
(3)A casual vacancy occurring less than four months before the end of the vacating member’s normal term of office may at the discretion of the appointing body be left unfilled.
If an appointing body is satisfied that a member whom they have appointed to the Authority—
(a)has without the permission of the Authority been absent from the meetings of the Authority—
(i)during a period when three such meetings have been held; or
(ii)for a period of three consecutive months;
whichever of those periods is the longer; or
(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors; or
(c)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness from discharging the functions of a member; or
(d)is otherwise unable, unwilling or unfit to discharge the functions of a member;
the appointing body may declare his office as a member to be vacant and thereupon his office shall become vacant.
The Authority may subscribe, and pay premiums, for a policy of insurance to indemnify the members jointly or severally against personal liability arising from any act or omission of the members or of any of them, not being an act or omission—
(a)which the member or members in question knew to be a breach of his or their duty; or
(b)concerning which, he or they were reckless as to whether it was such a breach.
The general manager of the Authority shall on and after the coming into force of this Act be known as the Chief Executive of the Authority and references to the general manager in any local enactment or in any document applicable to the Authority shall be construed accordingly.
On and after the new constitution date, Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Authority.