The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006

Representative Commissioners

7.—(1) Each of the local authorities specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 shall appoint the respective number of representatives specified in column 2 of that Schedule to act as representative Commissioners for the purposes of this Order, and each such Commissioner shall hold office from the date of appointment until the period of appointment ends, or that person shall die, resign, become disqualified or otherwise cease to be a Commissioner.

(2) A person appointed to act as a representative Commissioner by a local authority need not be a member or officer of the local authority by whom that representative is appointed.

(3) The representatives appointed as Commissioners by a local authority shall be persons appearing to the local authority to be persons sufficiently representing the interests of those respective parts of the area of that local authority as are specified in column 3 of Schedule 1, and the number of persons appointed in respect of each part so specified shall be in accordance with the respective numbers specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

(4) Of the representatives appointed in respect of each specified part of the area of a local authority, the respective number specified in column 5 of Schedule 1 shall be persons appearing to the local authority to be persons sufficiently representing the interests of freshwater fishing associations or clubs within that part.

(5) If any vacancy shall arise in the office of a representative Commissioner, the local authority in whom the appointment is vested shall as soon as practicable appoint another person to act as a Commissioner.

(6) All appointments under this article shall be made in writing and may be for such period as the local authority in whom the appointment is vested determines.