Cap. 234 Art. 326Constitution of court of survey.

(1) The court of survey shall consist of a chairman sitting with two assessors.

(2) The chairman shall be a magistrate, or a retired magistrate, or a person qualified to be appointed a magistrate, appointed by the Minister either generally or in each case.

(3) The assessors shall be persons of nautical, engineering or other special skill and experience and, subject to the provisions of Part VI of this Act as regards foreign ships, one of them shall be appointed by the Minister either generally or in each case, and the other shall be summoned by the registrar of the court, in accordance with the rules made under this Part of this Act with respect to the court of survey, out of a list of assessors for the time being approved by the Minister.

(4) Such fit person as the Minister may from time to time appoint shall be the registrar of the court, and shall, on receiving notice of an appeal or a reference from the Minister, immediately summon the court to meet forthwith in manner directed by the rules aforesaid.

(5) The name of the registrar and his office shall be published in the Gazette.