Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009

Amendment of section 3 (power for Minister to grant licences of foreshore) of Act of 1933.

8.— Section 3 of the Act of 1933 is amended—

(a) by inserting the following after subsection (1A) (inserted by section 35 of the Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Act 2007 ):

“(1B) Where the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is considering granting a licence under this section (being the appropriate Minister), then the Minister so considering shall consult with the other Minister on the matter before granting the licence.”,

and

(b) by substituting the following for subsection (4):

“(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no licence requiring payment by the licensee of a rent or other annual payment exceeding €63,250 a year shall be granted under this section without the sanction of the Minister for Finance.”.