Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014
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PART 7 Proceedings | ||
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Proceedings | ||
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63. (1) (a) Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted summarily by— | ||
(i) the Minister, and | ||
(ii) in the case of an offence under section 11 (11) relating to a ship referred to in section 11(1)(b) or (c), the local authority concerned or Inland Fisheries Ireland. | ||
(b) Any costs of a prosecutor incurred in connection with the prosecution of a person for an offence under this section for which the person is convicted may be recovered by the prosecutor, in a court of competent jurisdiction, as a debt due and payable by the convicted person to the prosecutor. | ||
(c) Any fine in respect of an offence prosecuted summarily under this section shall be paid to the prosecutor and may be disposed of in a manner that the prosecutor determines. | ||
(2) (a) The Minister may from time to time request a local authority or Inland Fisheries Ireland to make a report to him or her on the operation of this section or section 42 either generally or with regard to some particular aspect, including the provision of information in relation to such matters as the number of offences and prosecutions that have arisen. | ||
(b) A local authority or Inland Fisheries Ireland shall supply the Minister with such information as may be requested by the Minister from time to time under paragraph (a). |