51.—The Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in section 2, in the definition of “owner”, by inserting “hirer,” after “charterer,”,

(b) in section 30(7), by substituting “€2,000” for “£1,000”,

(c) in section 31(3), by substituting “€2,000” for “£1,000”,

(d) in section 36(7), by substituting “€5,000” for “£1,500” and “6 months” for “12 months”,

(e) in section 42—

(i) paragraph (a), by substituting “€5,000” for “£1,500” and “6 months” for “3 months”, and

(ii) paragraph (b), by substituting “€100,000” for “£100,000”.