Merchant Shipping (Commissioners of Irish Lights) Act, 1997

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Irish Lights;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“harbour authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act, 1993 ;

“lighthouse”, “buoy” and “beacon” have the meanings assigned to each of them, respectively, by the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 ;

“the Minister” means the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources;

“radio navigation system” means any structure or device or any other thing capable of transmitting, radiating or receiving, without limit as to range, or facilitating such, any electronic or electromagnetic wave, signal, pulse or motion or other particle or source of energy, and the processing thereof, to or from any vessel, aircraft or vehicle anywhere for any navigational purpose including warnings of any danger or potential danger;

“vessel” includes any ship or boat and any other vessel used in navigation.