Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

Amendment of Marine Institute Act, 1991.

30.—The Marine Institute Act, 1991 , is hereby amended by—

(a) the insertion in section 4(4) after “functions” of “relating to marine research and development or the shipping and shipping services sector”, and

(b) the insertion after section 4 of the following section:

“Irish Maritime Development Office.

4A.—(1) There shall be established within and as part of the Institute an office, to be known as the Irish Maritime Development Office, to perform the following functions, namely—

(a) to promote and assist the development of Irish shipping and Irish shipping services and seafarer training,

(b) to liaise with, support and market the shipping and shipping services sector,

(c) to advise the Minister on the development and co-ordination of policy in the shipping and shipping services sector so as to protect and create employment,

(d) to carry out policy as may be specified by the Minister relating to the shipping and shipping services sector and seafarer training,

(e) to promote the registration of ships in the State by any person entitled to so register, and

(f) any additional functions relating to the shipping and shipping services sector conferred on the Institute under section 4(4) of this Act.

(2) In this section ‘shipping services’ includes ship management, technical management, commercial management, crew management, ship finance and mortgages, marine insurance, maritime legal services, ship broking and ship chartering.”.