Where by virtue of an existing local provision any function of appointing or revoking the appointment of the auditor of a relevant harbour authority or determining the amount of the remuneration or expenses payable to such an auditor is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown, it shall be exercisable instead by the authority itself; and any requirement that the consent or approval of such a Minister be given with respect to the exercise of such a function shall cease to have effect.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such provision, a person F1shall not be appointed as auditor of a relevant harbour authority unless he is eligible for appointment as a F2statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006.