Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act, 1993
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Functions of harbour-master, etc., where vessel in distress in harbour. |
8.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a vessel is in distress in a harbour the harbour-master of the harbour shall have the same functions as an authorised officer has for the purposes of saving— | |
(a) shipwrecked persons, and | ||
(b) the vessel and the cargo and apparel of that vessel, | ||
and, accordingly, sections 7 and 11 shall apply with any necessary modifications. | ||
(2) If, in relation to a harbour— | ||
(a) the harbour-master is not present or is indisposed, or | ||
(b) there is no harbour-master, or | ||
(c) the Minister considers it appropriate in a particular case (including a case in respect of such periods as the harbour-master concerned may be absent or indisposed), | ||
the Minister may give a direction that an authorised officer shall, in respect of that harbour, have the functions of a harbour-master under this section or have those functions at such times as the harbour-master is so absent or indisposed. | ||
(3) (a) In the case of harbours which have no harbour-master, a direction under subsection (2) may be given in respect of all or one or more such harbours. | ||
(b) The Minister may amend or revoke a direction given under subsection (2), including a direction previously amended by virtue of this paragraph. | ||
(c) The Minister shall cause to be published in the Iris Oifigiúil a notice of every direction under this section which has been given, amended or revoked, as the case may be. | ||
(4) This section is without prejudice to any other function of a harbour-master or to the functions of a harbour authority. |