s.3The Port Authority
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The Port Authority

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There is hereby established a body corporate called the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands which shall consist of the Member or the Member's nominee who shall be Chairperson, the Financial Secretary or the Financial Secretary's nominee, the Chief Engineer and the Collector of Customs who shall be ex-officio members and not more than six or fewer than two other members who shall be appointed from time to time by the Cabinet, one of whom shall be selected from nominees proposed by the Chamber of Commerce and one a shipping agent and shall hold office at the Cabinet's pleasure.
The Cabinet shall designate one of the members of the Authority as Deputy Chairperson of the Authority, who shall serve as such for a period of up to one year and may be re-designated.
The Authority shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may buy, sell, hold and deal with land and other property and may sue and be sued in its corporate name; the seal shall be authenticated by the Chairperson and one of the members authorised by the Authority in that behalf; and documents not required by law to be under seal may be signed by the Chairperson or any member or officer of the Authority authorised by the Chairperson in that behalf.
The Authority shall meet at least once in every month and at such other times as meetings may be convened by the Chairperson.
The Chairperson or, in the Chairperson's absence, the Deputy Chairperson, or in the absence of both of them, a member appointed by the other members to act as Chairperson shall preside at all meetings and five members present shall form a quorum at any meeting where decisions shall be arrived at by a majority vote, the Chairperson or acting Chairperson having a casting vote in the event of a tie but not an original vote.
The members of the Authority who are not civil servants shall be paid such emoluments as may be determined by the Cabinet from time to time.
The Authority shall perform its functions through an executive officer called the Port Director who shall be appointed by the Authority.
The Director shall be secretary to the Authority and shall be present at all meetings and take minutes of the business transacted, but shall take no other part in the proceedings unless specifically invited by the Chairperson so to do.
Subject to section 4, the Authority may, in all other respects, regulate its own procedure.

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