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Insurance.
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9.— (1) Nothing in this Part shall affect the rights of subrogation of any person providing insurance or financial security under Article 7 of the Convention.
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(2) This section applies to a certificate issued pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention attesting that insurance or other financial security is in force in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. Such a certificate shall be in the form set out in the Annex to the Convention.
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(3) For the purposes of Article 7 of the Convention the appropriate authority in the State is the Minister.
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(4) The owner—
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(a) of an Irish ship, or
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(b) of a ship registered in a state that is not a State Party,
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may apply to the Minister for a certificate under this section.
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(5) The Minister shall, on being satisfied that insurance or other financial security is in force in respect of the ship, issue a certificate under this section to the owner.
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(6) Where an Irish ship—
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(a) has a gross tonnage greater than 1,000, and
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(b) does not have on board a certificate issued by the Minister under this section,
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then, the owner, the charterer and the master of such ship are each guilty of an offence.
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(7) The owner, the charterer and the master of a ship other than an Irish ship that—
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(a) is located in the State,
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(b) has a gross tonnage greater than 1,000, and
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(c) does not have on board a certificate that complies with, and is issued in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention,
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are each guilty of an offence.
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(8) An application under subsection (4) shall be accompanied by such fee, not exceeding the expense incurred by the Minister in considering such application and issuing a certificate, as may be prescribed by the Minister.
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(9) The Public Offices Fees Act 1879 shall not apply to fees under this section.
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