15C.— (1) A certificate certifying that a person is entered in the Irish Fishing Master Register (a certificate of master registration) and specifying—

(a) the registration number of the registered master, and

(b) the date of registration of the person,

shall be issued by the Minister in respect of each person so entered.

(2) A master shall, at all times when he or she is acting as the master of a sea-fishing boat, carry his or her certificate of master registration on board the sea-fishing boat.

(3) A person who fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.]