Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2000

7. Section 16 of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Board may, from time to time, engage such consultants, advisers, investigators and providers of other skills or expertise as it considers necessary for the performance of its functions and any fees due to a consultant, adviser, investigator or other person so engaged shall be paid by the Board out of moneys made available by the Oireachtas.”,

(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “consultant, adviser, investigator or a provider of other skills or expertise” for “consultant, adviser or investigator”, and

(c) in subsection (3), by the insertion of “consultant, adviser, investigator or a provider of other skills or expertise” for “consultant, adviser or investigator” in each place where it occurs.