Lyme Regis Harbour Legislation

On this page you can view the legislative documents that apply to all users of Lyme Regis Harbour within the harbour limits.

Please read these prior to carrying out any activity in Lyme Regis Harbour.

LEGISLATION DOCUMENTS
Lyme Regis Harbour Limits
Lyme Regis Harbour Premises

Appointment Scheme for Committee Members

Harbours Advisory Committee

Membership of the Harbours Advisory Committee is approved by Full Council, in compliance with the Dorset Council Constitution.

Part 1 – Summary of Articles

How the Council operates

The Council is composed of 82 councillors (referred to as Members) normally elected every four years. The first two terms will each be of five years, commencing in 2019. Members are democratically accountable to residents of their ward. The overriding duty of Members is to the whole community, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.

All Members meet together as the Council. Formal meetings of the Council are open to the public except in relation to certain exempt or confidential matters. Here Members decide the main policies of the Council and set the budget each year. The Council approves the creation of Committees and Committee membership from nominations by political groups (unless in any year the Council dis-applies political balance rules). The Council also appoints one Member to be its Leader.

One of the duties of the Annual Full Council Meeting is to agree nominations to committees.

Part 2 - Rules of Procedure - Council and Committee Procedure Rules

(b) receive nominations from political groups for Members to serve on committees or any outside body and to make appointments to each committee or outside body, except where the Full Council has delegated the appointment or is exercisable only by the Leader.

The roles and terms of reference for membership of the Harbours Advisory Committee is described below:

Article 8 – Committees and Boards

Harbours Advisory Committee

8.16 Role/Terms of Reference and Membership

(a) The Harbours Advisory Committee shall be primarily responsible for advising

the Cabinet Member for Place Commissioned Services in exercising functions

of the Council as a harbour authority as defined in the Harbours Act 1964 and

any other functions arising under any local Act and/or byelaw in respect of the

operational issues in relation to harbour land of any harbours within the area

of the Council not dealt with through any other mechanism.

(b) The Harbours Advisory Committee shall have the power to advise the

executive in determining income and expenditure matters relating to the

harbours for which it is responsible.

Members and 4 other persons who are not Members all appointed by Full

Council.

(d) The quorum of the Harbours Advisory Committee shall be no less than 3

persons appointed to the Harbours Advisory Committee but must in all cases

be made up of a majority consisting of Members.

(e) There shall be no power to appoint substitutes to the Harbours Advisory

Committee.

8.17 Duty Holder in relation to Harbours

The Cabinet Member for Place Commissioned Services will be the duty holder for the

purposes of the Council’s responsibilities under the Port Marine Safety Code for all

Harbours in the area of the Council for which the Council is the statutory harbour

authority.

8.18 Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair

The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Harbours Advisory Committee shall be appointed by

Full Council unless Full Council otherwise determines. No co-optee shall be

appointed either Chair or Vice-Chair.

8.19 Appointment of Co-opted Members

The arrangements for the appointment of co-opted members, their length of office

and matters specific to co-optees are set out in the Annex to Article 8.

8.20 Meetings

(a) The number of ordinary meetings of the Harbours Advisory Committee each

year will normally be determined by Full Council.

(b) The Chair of the Harbours Advisory Committee shall have the power to call

one or more special meeting(s) of the Harbours Advisory Committee.

should be cancelled for insufficient business.

(d) There shall be no power to appoint substitutes to the Harbours Advisory

Committee or to any Harbours Advisory Sub-Committee.

Harbours Consultative Groups

The Dorset Council Harbours Consultative Groups are advisory bodies established for each of Weymouth, Bridport and Lyme Regis Harbours. Their purpose is to provide a structured forum through which harbour users and local community interests can be consulted on matters affecting the operation and future of the harbours.

Membership of each Consultative Group is made up of representatives from local organisations and recognised harbour user groups, together with nominated councillors. Appointments are made by Dorset Council following nomination by the relevant organisations or bodies identified in the Terms of Reference for each harbour.

Each Consultative Group has a defined membership composition, intended to reflect a balanced range of harbour interests. Where nominations are not received, or where an organisation ceases to exist or its function changes, the Council may, after appropriate consultation, appoint an alternative representative or leave the position unfilled. The Council is not obliged to accept a nomination and may request an alternative nominee where considered appropriate.

Members are appointed for a term of three years and may be re‑appointed for one further three‑year term. Substitute members may also be nominated by organisations, in accordance with the Terms of Reference, to attend meetings in the absence of the appointed member. All appointments, re‑appointments and any exceptional extensions of tenure are subject to the arrangements set out in the approved Terms of Reference.

Each Consultative Group appoints its own Chair and Vice‑Chair from among its membership, neither of whom may be a councillor. The Chair represents the Consultative Group on the Harbours Advisory Committee as a non‑voting member.