Part V Miscellaneous and Supplemental

18 Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.

(1)

Section 668 of the M1Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (constitution of Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

After paragraph (d) of subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(dd)

a person nominated by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man and appointed by the Secretary of State”.

(3)

At the end of the said section 668 there shall be added—

“(4)

The Commissioners may elect, as members of their body, not more than four other persons.

(5)

A person appointed by the Secretary of State under subsection (1)(dd) above, or a person appointed by the Commissioners under subsection (4) above, shall hold office for three years, but shall be eligible for re-appointment.”