Section 8 Constitution of tribunals.C1
For the purpose of determining disputes as to the payment of compensation under this Act in respect of the requisition or acquisition of vessels or the taking of space or accommodation therein, there shall be a Shipping Claims Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as “the Shipping Tribunal”), consisting of a president and two other members appointed by the Lord Chancellor.
The president and one of the other members of the Shipping Tribunal shall be respectively members of the legal profession who appear to the Lord Chancellor to have a special knowledge of commercial and admiralty law; and the third member of the tribunal shall be a person appearing to the Lord Chancellor to have special qualifications as an average adjuster or accountant.
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There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament—
to any member of a tribunal constituted under this Act such remuneration (if any) F2and such allowances (if any) as the Lord Chancellor, with the approval of the Treasury, may determine in his case, and
the amounts necessary to defray such expenses of the tribunals constituted under this Act as the Lord Chancellor and the Treasury may approve.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 8(3)(4) repealed by Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958 (c. 30), s. 22
- F2
Words in s. 8(5)(a) inserted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 10.5.2022 in so far as not already in force) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(b)(ii), Sch. 2 para. 1
Modifications
- C1
S. 8 applied with modifications by Public Works (Festival of Britain) Act 1949 (c. 26), s. 5(8)(b)