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15 2005

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Act 2005

PART 3

Miscellaneous Provisions

Power to acquire shares in company constituting the International Registry.

10. —(1) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may subscribe to or otherwise acquire shares of any class or description in any company established for the purpose of operating the International Registry as provided for by the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol.

(2) The amount that the Minister may spend on subscribing for shares under subsection (1) is such amount, not exceeding in the aggregate €40,000, as is determined by the Minister for Finance after consultation with the Minister.

(3) An amount determined in accordance with subsection (2) is payable from the Central Fund without further appropriation than this section.

Protection of operation of the International Registry.

11. —A court or tribunal may not make an order or decision that would have the effect of binding the Registrar if the order or decision would prevent the Registrar from providing the services prescribed by the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol.

Power to amend or revoke orders made under this Act.

12. —(1) If the effect of an order made under this Act has not become spent, the Government may, by further order, amend or revoke the order.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), “amend” includes add to, substitute and delete.

Orders to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

13. —The Minister shall arrange for every order made under this Act to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is made.

Either House of the Oireachtas may annual order.

14. —(1) Either House of the Oireachtas may, by resolution passed within 21 sitting days after the day on which an order was laid before it in accordance with section 13 , annual the order.

(2) The annulment of such an order takes effect immediately on the passing of the resolution concerned, but does not affect anything that was done under the order before the passing of that resolution.

Expenses of the Minister.

15. —The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act are, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, payable from money provided by the Oireachtas.

Amendment of the Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004 .

16. — The Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004 is amended by inserting the following sections after section 9:

“Power to amend or revoke orders made under this Act.

9A.—(1) If the effect of an order made by the Government under this Act has not become spent, the Government may, by further order, amend or revoke the order.

(2) If the effect of an order made by the Minister under this Act has not become spent, the Minister may, by further order, amend or revoke the order.

(3) For the purposes of this section, ‘amend’ includes add to, substitute and delete.

Orders to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

9B.—The Minister shall arrange for every order made under this Act to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is made.

Either House of the Oireachtas may annul order.

9C.—(1) Either House of the Oireachtas may, by resolution passed within 21 sitting days after the day on which an order was laid before it in accordance with section 9B, annual the order.

(2) The annulment of such an order takes effect immediately on the passing of the resolution concerned, but does not affect anything that was done under the order before the passing of that resolution.”.