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Chairman and vice-chairman.
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21.—(1) At an annual meeting of a harbour authority, the harbour authority shall elect one of their members to be chairman of the harbour authority and another of their members to be vice-chairman thereof.
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(2) A person elected to be chairman or vice-chairman of a harbour authority shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office as chairman or vice-chairman (as the case may be) until immediately before the commencement of the next annual meeting of the harbour authority.
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(3) Whenever the office of chairman or vice-chairman of a harbour authority becomes vacant through the death, resignation, or disqualification of the chairman or vice-chairman thereof, the harbour authority shall at their next meeting after the vacancy has taken place elect one of their members to be chairman or vice-chairman (as the case may be).
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(4) The chairman or vice-chairman of a harbour authority, may at any time resign his office as chairman or vice-chairman by letter addressed to the harbour authority and the resignation shall take effect immediately before the commencement of the meeting of the harbour authority next after the receipt by them of the resignation.
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(5) Whenever the chairman or vice-chairman of a harbour authority ceases during his term of office as chairman or vice-chairman to be a member of the harbour authority, he shall be disqualified for being, and shall forthwith cease to be, the chairman or vice-chairman (as the case may be).
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