Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Proceedings. |
8.—(1) Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted by the company. | |
(2) Summary proceedings for an offence under section 34 may be brought and prosecuted by the Minister. | ||
(3) Notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted within 12 months from the date on which the offence was committed. | ||
(4) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court shall, unless it is satisfied that there are special and substantial reasons for not so doing, order the person to pay to the company the costs and expenses, measured by the court, incurred by the company in relation to the investigation or prosecution of the offence. | ||
(5) References in section 382 of the Act of 1963 to a “company” shall, for the purposes of this Act, be construed as including references to a body corporate (whether or not a company within the meaning of that section) charged on indictment with an offence under this Act. |