S.L. 171.2 Art. 15Filling of vacancies.

(1) When the Authority determines that a vacancy shall be filled the Board shall, upon the production of such documents and certificates as it may require, register as a port worker in the Port

Workers Register a person -

(a) who is registered on the Prospective Port Workers Register; and

(b) who satisfies the requirements of these regulations with regard to his or her eligibility to be so registered: Provided that if no prospective port workers are available to fill the existing vacancies from the list of persons whose names appear in the Prospective Port Workers Register, the Authority shall refer to the Board the person whose name appears on the register of persons eligible to become a prospective port worker upon the retirement or death of the eldest registered port worker and the date of registration of such person as a port worker shall be anticipated accordingly: Provided further that such person satisfies the requirements of these regulations with regard to his or her eligibility to be so registered.

(2) If no prospective port workers or no persons whose names appear on the register of persons eligible to become prospective port workers in terms of subregulation (1)(b) are available to fill the existing vacancies, the Authority shall, on the recommendation of the Port Workers Board, issue a public call for applications to fill vacancies. The Board shall fill the vacancies from the applicants to the call provided that such persons fulfill the requirements of the provisions of regulation 11(3) and subject to the other requirements as to the eligibility of the individuals applying to work as port workers under these regulations being also satisfied.

(3) Vacancies in the complement of workers, as established from time to time in accordance with regulation 12, shall be filled within thirty days of the occurrence of such vacancies.