Department for Transport
The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board) have various powers and responsibilities in connection with the provision, maintenance, alteration, inspection and control of lighthouses, buoys and beacons. It operates around Scotland and the Isle of Man.
The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board) are funded from light dues paid by ship owners using British and Irish Ports. As well as one Ministerial appointment, the Secretary of State also makes one nomination to NLB's Board. Expenditure information is as per 12/13 Annual Report. The current Chair is remunerated. However, during 2012/13 the role was occupied by an Ex Officio Commissioner and was unpaid.
| Address | 84 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DA |
| Phone | 0131 473 3100 |
| enquiries@nlb.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.nlb.org.uk/ |
| Chair | Captain H M Close |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Roger Lockwood CB |
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