Amendment of section 7 (provisions relating to prosecution of summary offences) of Act of 1992.
19.— Section 7 of the Act of 1992 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1) of that section:
“7.— (1) A summary offence under the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2009 may be prosecuted by—
(a) so far as relates to an offence under section 6, 7, 13 or 14 of the Act of 1933, or section 6 of this Act, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
(b) so far as relates to an offence under section 8(2) of the Act of 1933, the appropriate Minister, or
(c) a local authority in respect of any area of seashore which is in whole or in part within its functional area or contiguous thereto.”.
