Merchant Shipping (Commissioners of Irish Lights) Act, 1997

Conferral of additional functions on Commissioners.

7.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, by order—

(a) confer on the Commissioners such additional functions in relation to maritime navigational matters as the Minister considers appropriate, and

(b) make such provision as the Minister considers necessary or expedient in relation to matters ancillary to or arising out of the conferral on the Commissioners of functions under this section or the performance by the Commissioners of functions so conferred.

(2) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this section (including an order under this subsection).

(3) Every order under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the order is laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.