3. —(1) Section 2(1) applies to an act done outside the State in relation to a ship or a fixed platform if it is done—

(a) by any person on board or against an Irish ship,

(b) by a citizen of Ireland on board or against a ship (other than an Irish ship) or a fixed platform, or

(c) subject to subsection (2), by a person who is not a citizen of Ireland on board or against a ship (other than an Irish ship) or a fixed platform.

(2) In the case of an act done in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1)(c), the Director of Public Prosecutions may not take, or consent to the taking of, proceedings for an offence in respect of that act except as authorised by section 7(4).

(3) In this section—

“fixed platform” and “ship” mean a fixed platform and ship which are outside the State;

“outside the State” means—

(a) in relation to a fixed platform, outside an area designated under F3[the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021], and

(b) in relation to a ship, outside the F3[territorial sea] of the State.