Countries Having A Receiver of Wreck
In the UK, the "Receiver of Wreck", a post defined under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, is an official of the British Government whose main task is to administer the law in relation to Wreck and Salvage. Operating on behalf of the Department for Transport, the Receiver of Wreck is located within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Until 1993, the role was carried out by numerous coastal customs officials. Nowadays, the Receiver is based in Southampton and is helped by local outposts of Her Majesty's Coastguard. The current Receiver of Wreck is Alison Kentuck.
Elsewhere in the British Isles, each of the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man have their own laws of wreck and salvage and their own "Receiver of Wreck".
In the Republic of Ireland a "Receiver of Wreck" is a Revenue Official appointed by the Minister for Transport with the consent of the Revenue Commissioners whose duty is to deal with any wreck found in or on the shores of the sea or any tidal water or harbour.
Canada has a "Receiver of Wreck", authorized by Part VI of the Canada Shipping Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Division of Transport Canada is responsible for administering this program.
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