Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citation and construction.
2. Art. 2 Definitions.
3. Art. 3 Regulations.
4. Art. 4 Repeals and Revocations.
5. Art. 5 Expenses.
6. Art. 6 Definitions (Part 2).
7. Art. 7 Moville and Louth areas.
8. Art. 8 Restriction on foreign sea-fishing boats entering exclusive fishery limits.
9. Art. 9 Provisions in relation to foreign sea-fishing boats lawfully entering exclusive fishery limits.
10. Art. 10 Unauthorised fishing while on board foreign sea-fishing boat within exclusive fishery limits.
11. Art. 11 Contravention of EC Regulation (common fisheries policy).
12. Art. 12 Management of State’s fishing quota — notices.
13. Art. 13 Management and Regulation of State’s fishing opportunities and fishing effort — authorisations.
14. Art. 14 Regulations to give effect to common fisheries policy.
15. Art. 15 National regulatory measures to supplement common fisheries policy.
16. Art. 15A Interpretation and application (Chapter 2A of Part 2)
17. Art. 15B Irish Fishing Master Register
18. Art. 15C Certificate of master registration
19. Art. 15D Data entered in Irish Fishing Master Register
20. Art. 15E Regulations relating to maintenance and administration of Irish Fishing Master Register
21. Art. 15F Taking charge of certain sea-fishing boats when not registered in the Irish Fishing Master Register
22. Art. 15G Determination Panel
23. Art. 15H Notification of an alleged serious infringement
24. Art. 15I Assignment of points by Authority
25. Art. 15J Matters relating to points assigned
26. Art. 15K Suspension of Irish fishing master from Irish Fishing Master Register
27. Art. 15L Removal of master from Irish Fishing Master Register for accumulation of points or suspensions
28. Art. 15M Appeals Officer
29. Art. 15N Appeal to the Appeals Officer
30. Art. 15O Notification of assignment of points
31. Art. 15P Service of notifications to masters
32. Art. 15Q Matters relating to oral hearings
33. Art. 15R Offence of employing person who is suspended or removed from Irish Fishing Master Register
34. Art. 15S Consideration by Determination Panel and Appeals Officer of submissions
35. Art. 15T Extension of time limits
36. Art. 15U Points to be assigned for serious infringement specified in Article 90(1)(c) of Control Regulation
37. Art. 16 Sea-fisheries protection officers.
38. Art. 17 Powers of sea-fisheries protection officer related to the inspection, examination and detention of sea-fish, etc.
39. Art. 17A Search warrants.
40. Art. 18 Powers of sea-fisheries protection officer relating to fishing boats.
41. Art. 19 Detention of boats and persons on board when offences suspected.
42. Art. 20 Detention of boats and persons charged or to be charged pending prosecution.
43. Art. 21 Detention of boats pending determination of any proceeding (including appeals) under relevant provision.
44. Art. 22 Recovery of fine for offence under relevant provision and possession by sea-fisheries protection officer of articles forfeited.
45. Art. 23 Trial in District Court of person charged with offence on boat detained by sea-fisheries protection officer.
46. Art. 24 Offence — obstruction, etc., of sea-fisheries protection officer.
47. Art. 25 Offence — assaulting sea-fisheries protection officer.
48. Art. 26 Immunity of sea-fisheries protection officer.
49. Art. 26A Data Transfer
50. Art. 27 Option for accused persons as regards proceedings in relation to indictable offences under Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 and 2006.
51. Art. 28 Penalties and forfeiture for certain indictable fishery offences.
52. Art. 29 Non-obligation of Court to pronounce or record forfeiture where forfeiture falls as a statutory consequence of conviction.
53. Art. 30 Disposal of forfeitures.
54. Art. 31 Forfeiture of proceeds from disposal of illegally-caught fish.
55. Art. 32 Prosecutor may appeal dismissal of proceedings in District Court.
56. Art. 33 Proof that boat is foreign sea-fishing boat.
57. Art. 34 Offence by body corporate, etc.
58. Art. 35 Service of trial documents — persons resident outside State.
59. Art. 36 Defence.
60. Art. 37 Presumption.
61. Art. 38 Prosecution of summary offences — Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 and 2006.
62. Art. 39 Prosecution of sea-fisheries offences by DPP and saver.
63. Art. 40 Establishment day.
64. Art. 41 Establishment of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority.
65. Art. 42 Independence of Authority.
66. Art. 43 Functions of Authority.
67. Art. 44 Transfer of functions.
68. Art. 45 Transfer of assets and liabilities of staff, etc., transferred.
69. Art. 46 Policy directions by Minister to Authority.
70. Art. 47 Members of Authority.
71. Art. 48 Consultative Committee.
72. Art. 49 Complaints procedures.
73. Art. 50 Staff of Authority.
74. Art. 51 Sea-fisheries protection officers.
75. Art. 52 Transfer of staff from Minister to Authority.
76. Art. 53 Consultants and advisers.
77. Art. 54 Indemnity.
78. Art. 55 Membership of House of Oireachtas, European Parliament and local authorities.
79. Art. 56 Code of Conduct.
80. Art. 57 Disclosure of interests.
81. Art. 58 Disclosure of confidential information.
82. Art. 59 Superannuation of members of Authority.
83. Art. 60 Superannuation of staff of Authority.
84. Art. 61 Resources made available by Minister to Authority.
85. Art. 62 Grants to Authority.
86. Art. 63 Fees.
87. Art. 64 Borrowings.
88. Art. 65 Accounts and annual report of Authority.
89. Art. 66 Strategy Statement of Authority.
90. Art. 67 Publication of reports of Authority.
91. Art. 68 Accountability of Authority to Committees of Oireachtas.
92. Art. 69 Premises of Authority.
93. Art. 70 Seal of Authority.
94. Art. 71 Authority to keep itself informed on certain matters.
95. Art. 72 Provision of services by Authority.
96. Art. 73 Definitions (Chapter 5).
97. Art. 74 Register of Fishing Boats.
98. Art. 75 Registration, lettering and numbering of sea-fishing boats.
99. Art. 76 Regulations.
100. Art. 77 Fees.
101. Art. 78 Continuance of Regulations of 2005.
102. Art. 79 Miscellaneous offences involving sea-fishing boats.
103. Art. 80 Definitions (Chapter 6).
104. Art. 81 Definitions (Part 3).
105. Art. 82 Territorial seas.
106. Art. 83 Outer limit of territorial seas.
107. Art. 84 Contiguous zone.
108. Art. 85 Baseline.
109. Art. 86 Internal waters.
110. Art. 87 Exclusive economic zone of State.
111. Art. 88 Exclusive fishery limits of State.
112. Art. 89 Jurisdiction in case of offence.
113. Art. 90 Prosecution of non-national for offence on foreign ship.
114. Art. 91 Saving as to jurisdiction.
115. Art. 92 Evidence as to extent of internal waters, territorial seas, exclusive economic zone and exclusive fishery limits.
116. Art. 93 Adaptation of enactments.
117. Art. 94 Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
118. Art. 95 Provisions in relation to cases in District Court.
119. Art. 96 Prosecution of summary offences — Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2006.
120. Art. 97 Sea-fishing boat licences.
121. Art. 98 Tax clearance certification requirement for applicants for sea-fishing boat licences.
122. Art. 99 Miscellaneous amendments to Act of 2003.
123. Art. 100 Amendment of Act of 1955.
124. Art. 101 Miscellaneous amendments to Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997— aquaculture.
125. Art. 102 Amendment of section 4 of Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968.
126. Art. 103 Amendment of Dumping at Sea Act 1996.
127. Art. 104 Amendment of Maritime Safety Act 2005.