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Increase of fines, etc. (Act of 1952).
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11.— The Act of 1952 is amended—
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(a) in section 20(1) by inserting “fire protection rules,” after “rules for life-saving appliances,”,
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(b) in section 21(2), by substituting “€500” for “twenty pounds”,
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(c) in sections 22(1) and 22(2) by the inclusion of “and fire protection rules” after “life-saving appliances”,
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(d) in section 25(3), by substituting, “€1,000” for “fifty pounds”, and
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(e) in section 26—
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(i) by substituting for subsection (4) the following:
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“(4) If any ship proceeds, or attempts to proceed, to sea in contravention of this section—
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(a) in the case of a passenger steamer, the owner or master of the steamer, without prejudice to any other remedy or penalty under the Merchant Shipping Acts commits an offence and is liable—
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(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000, or
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(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000,
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or
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(b) in the case of a ship not being a passenger steamer, the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000,”,
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(ii) by deleting subsection (5), and
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(iii) in subsection (7), by substituting “€5,000” for “one hundred pounds”.
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(f) in section 35—
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(i) in subsection (1), by substituting “an Irish ship” for “any ship registered in the State”,
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(ii) in subsection (3), by substituting “€2,000” for “fifty pounds”, and
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(iii) in subsection (4), by substituting “Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources” for “Minister for Post and Telegraphs” in each place it occurs,
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(g) in section 36(2), by substituting “€2,000” for “fifty pounds”,
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(h) in section 37—
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(i) in subsection (1) and (2), by substituting “an Irish ship” for “a ship registered in the State”,
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(ii) by substituting for subsection (5), the following:
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“(5) If a master fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) he or she commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000.”,
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and
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(iii) in subsection (6), by substituting—
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(I) “an Irish ship” for “a ship registered in the State”, and
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(II) “€2,000” for “one hundred pounds”,
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and
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(iv) in subsection (7), by substituting “Irish ship” for “ship registered in the State”,
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(i) in section 38—
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(i) by substituting for paragraph (a) the following:
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“(a) Irish ships, and”,
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(ii) by substituting for subsection (3) the following:
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“(3) If any of the rules made under this section is not complied with in relation to any ship, the owner or master of the ship commits an offence and is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000,
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and the ship is deemed for the purposes of Part V of the Principal Act to be unsafe by reason of improper loading.”,
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(j) in section 39—
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(i) by substituting for subsection (4) the following:
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“(4) If any person commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2), the person is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000.”,
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(ii) by deleting subsection (5), and
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(iii) by substituting for subsection (6) the following:
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“(6) A surveyor of ships or a person authorised by the Minister in that behalf may for securing the observance of the requirements of this section—
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(a) board a ship and inspect any grain found on it, and
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(b) (i) ask the master of the ship or any member of the crew such questions or make such requests, and
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(ii) inspect such documents,
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relating to the grain and its storage.”,
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(k) in section 40(2), by substituting “€1,000” for “fifty pounds”,
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(l) in section 41(2), by substituting “€5,000” for “one hundred pounds”, and
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(m) in section 42(2), by substituting “€1,000” for “twenty pounds”.
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