The Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order renames and reconstitutes the Stornoway Port Authority as from 1st May 2004. It provides for the Authority to consist of a body of ten members with experience in relevant matters. Two persons will be appointed by the Authority, two by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and one by the Stornoway Trust; and four members will be appointed to office as members by a separate process if no more than four persons apply for such appointment but, if there are more than four applicants for such office, four of their number will be elected by the registered electorate of the Isle of Lewis. The Chief Executive will also hold office as a member. Under the terms of the Order the appointed or elected members will retire in rotation.

The Order also includes other provisions with respect to the Authority’s constitution including provisions for the co-option of up to two additional members and for the protection of the members from personal liability in the discharge of their functions. The Order amends the Authority’s borrowing powers, amends existing statutory requirements as to the Authority’s accounts, extends the Authority’s area of jurisdiction and repeals or revokes certain statutory provisions.