Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006

F19[Taking charge of certain sea-fishing boats when not registered in the Irish Fishing Master Register

15F

15F. (1) Subject to subsection (3), an Irish citizen shall not take charge, or attempt to take charge, of an Irish sea-fishing boat or a foreign sea‑fishing boat wherever it may be, unless he or she is for the time being registered in the Irish Fishing Master Register.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding 15,000.

(3) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (2), it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that he or she took charge of the Irish sea-fishing boat or the foreign sea-fishing boat in order to avert, or to seek to avert, an immediate or imminent danger to the boat or a person on the boat.]

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F19

Inserted (3.05.2022) by Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (2/2022), s. 6, S.I. No. 202 of 2022. A class A fine means a fine not greater than €5,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(1), S.I. No. 662 of 2010.