Part XIII Supplemental
Administration
297 Wreck commissioners, etc.
1
The Lord Chancellor may appoint such number of persons as he thinks fit to be wreck commissioners and may remove any wreck commissioners appointed by him.
2
A wreck commissioner shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of F375.
3
Before appointing a person to act as wreck commissioner in Northern Ireland the Lord Chancellor shall consult the Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
F23A
The Lord Chancellor may remove a wreck commissioner from office only with the concurrence of—
a
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, or
b
if the commissioner was appointed to act in Northern Ireland, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
4
There shall be paid to any wreck commissioner such remuneration F1and such allowances, out of money provided by Parliament, as the Lord Chancellor may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
5
There shall be paid to any assessor appointed under this Act such remuneration, out of money provided by Parliament, as the Lord Chancellor may with the consent of the Treasury determine.