CO129-608-7 Future policy- Report on Port Administration by Sir David Owen 24-2-1941 - 24-2-1941 — Page 415

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in all things to the control of the Port Trust, and shall

carry out all directions, general or special, of the Port

Trust given in relation to such committee or its affairs.

(f) The Port Trust may from time to time discharge, alter,

continue, or reconstitute any committee appointed by it.

(g) The validity of acts done by the Port Trust shall not

be affected by any error or defect in the election or

appointment of any commissioner, or by the fact that the full

number of commissioners has not been appointed, or by the fact

that any person acting as a commissioner is disqualified or

that any commissioner has vacated his seat.

(h) The Port Trust shall cause minutes of its decisions

to be kept upon the official papers and cause minutes to be

kept of its proceedings at formal meetings. A copy of all such

minutes shall as soon as possible after signature be sent to

the Government. A copy of the minutes except such portions

thereof as the Chairman may in any particular case direct shall

be open to the inspection of the public at the Office of the

Port Trust.

(10) (a) No commissioner may vote upon any matter in which he

is personally concerned and if the matter concerns a contract

or arrangement which it is proposed the Port Trust shall enter .

into he is further debarred from taking any part in the

discussion.

(b) A commissioner is deemed to be personally concerned

in a matter if any share therein is held by or any benefit

therefrom aay accrue directly or imirectly to:-

(1) himself or his partner or

(ii) any person for whom he is acting professionally

or as agent, other than a Government Department. (iii) any company in which he is a Director or an

Officer or servant, but not a company in which

he is a share-holder only.

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