Health Act, 1953
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Inspection of provisions and water for crew of Irish ships. |
68.—(1) An authorised officer may, as respects an Irish ship, carry out any inspection under section 206 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 , or section 26 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906 , in like manner and with the like powers as if he had been duly appointed under the said section 206. | |
(2) Any offence which is to be prosecuted consequent on an inspection carried out in pursuance of this section by an authorised officer may be prosecuted by the health authority. | ||
(3) In this section— | ||
“Irish ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1947 (No. 46 of 1947); | ||
“authorised officer” means an officer of a health authority appointed in writing by the manager therefor to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this section. |