Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act, 2000

Board to keep itself informed of certain matters.

22.—(1) The Board shall keep itself informed of the policies, objectives, resolutions and guidelines of any public authority the functions of which have, or may have, a bearing on the matters with which the Board is concerned.

(2) After consultation with the Board, the Minister may, where he or she considers it expedient, make regulations under section 3 to give effect to the policies, objectives, resolutions or guidelines of a public authority concerning the investigation of marine casualties or the publication of reports into the investigation of marine casualties.

(3) In this section, “public authority” means the Minister, the European Commission, the International Maritime Organisation and any other authority in the State or abroad which, in the opinion of the Board, has functions that have, or may have, a bearing on matters with which the Board is concerned.