Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995
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Appointment of authorised officers by Minister for the Marine and powers of that Minister of the Government and such officers. |
11.—(1) (a) The Minister for the Marine may appoint one or more persons to be an authorised officer or authorised officers for the purposes of this section. | |
(b) Before appointing a person under this subsection the Minister for the Marine shall consult with the Minister for Enterprise and Employment where he or she considers it appropriate to do so having regard to the functions of that Minister of the Government. | ||
(2) The powers conferred on— | ||
(a) an authorised officer appointed under section 10 (1) by subsections (3) to (7) of section 10 (“the first-mentioned powers”), and | ||
(b) the Minister by subsections (4) to (7) of that section (“the second-mentioned powers”), | ||
may be exercised— | ||
(i) in the case of the first-mentioned powers, by an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1), and | ||
(ii) in the case of the second-mentioned powers, by the Minister for the Marine, | ||
in respect of a structure or works in relation to the construction, alteration or improvement of which the consent of the Minister for the Marine has been granted under section 5 (inserted by section 5 ) of the Act of 1968 or in respect of an object or material in relation to the removal of which the consent of the said Minister of the Government has been granted under the said section. | ||
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), references in subsections (3) to (7) of section 10 to energy infrastructure shall be construed as references to a structure, works and, where the context admits, an object or material referred to in subsection (2). | ||
(4) Subsection (2), and subsections (8) to (12), of section 10 shall apply and have effect for the purposes of subsection (2) with the necessary modifications. |