Execution Act 1844

LXXI Inquiry into Amount of Compensation.

And be it enacted, That the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury shall have Power from Time to Time to appoint such and so many Persons to be Commissioners for enabling them to ascertain the Amount of Compensation to be awarded under this Act as to them shall appear fit and necessary ; and every such Commissioner shall ascertain the gross and net annual Value, according to a fair Average of Seven Years before the passing of this Act, or, if the Court shall not have been established with its present Jurisdiction for Seven Years, then for the Period during which the Court shall have been established with its present Jurisdiction, of any Fees and Emoluments the Consideration of which shall be referred to him by the said Commissioners of the Treasury, and shall be empowered to inquire into and ascertain as well the Legality as the Amount of such Fees and Emoluments, and the Manner of Appointment of the Person entitled thereto, and his Term or Interest in his Office or Employment, and such other Circumstances of the Case as shall be necessary for ascertaining the Amount of such Compensation.