Schedules
Schedule 4Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure
Part 1Appointment, qualifications and terms of office of Coroner for Treasure
1Appointment
The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person as the Coroner for Treasure.
2Qualifications
To be eligible for appointment as the Coroner for Treasure, a person must—
a
be under the age of 70, and
b
satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis.
Vacation or termination of office
3
The Coroner for Treasure must vacate office on reaching the age of 70.
4
The Coroner for Treasure may resign office by giving notice to the Lord Chancellor.
5
1
The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, remove the Coroner for Treasure from office for incapacity or misbehaviour.
2
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)) to exercise the functions of the Lord Chief Justice under sub-paragraph (1).
6Remuneration, allowances and expenses
1
The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Coroner for Treasure amounts determined by the Lord Chancellor by way of remuneration or allowances.
2
The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Coroner for Treasure amounts determined by the Lord Chancellor towards expenses incurred by the Coroner for Treasure in performing functions as such.