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11 2005

Maritime Safety Act 2005

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation and commencement.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Maritime Safety Act 2005 .

(2) The Act of 1992, the Act of 2000 and Part 2, 3 and 4 may be cited together as the Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2005.

(3) The Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2000 and this Act (other than Parts 5 and 6) may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 2005.

(4) The Harbours Acts 1946 to 1976 and section 52 may be cited together as the Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005.

(5) The Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000 and section 58 may be cited together as the Harbours Acts 1996 to 2005.

(6) The Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 1998 and section 54 may be cited together as the Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 2005.

(7) The Canals Act 1986 and section 56 may be cited together as the Canals Acts 1986 and 2005.

(8) The Shannon Navigation Act 1990 and section 57 may be cited together as the Shannon Navigation Acts 1990 and 2005.

(9) The Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000 and section 58 may be cited together as the Harbours Acts 1996 to 2005.

(10) This Act (other than sections 53 and 55 and Part 6) comes into operation one month after the day of its passing.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act—

“Act of 1992” means Merchant Shipping Act 1992;

“Act of 2000” means Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000;

“Irish waters” includes the territorial seas, the waters on the landward side of the territorial seas, and the estuaries, rivers, lakes and other inland waters (whether or not artificially created or modified) of the State;

“inland waters of the State” and “territorial seas of the State” have the meanings assigned to them in the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 1959 (as amended by the Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act 1988 );

“Minister” means Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

(2) In this Act a reference to a member of the Garda Síochána or an officer of the Permanent Defence Forces holding commissioned naval rank is a reference to that member or officer while in uniform.

(3) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section or Part is a reference to a section or Part of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to any enactment is, unless the context otherwise requires, to be read as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.

Repeals.

3. —Each enactment specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Act is repealed to the extent specified in column (3) of the Schedule.

Expenses.

4. —The expenses incurred by the Minister and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.