15J.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), points assigned by the Authority to a master who is an Irish citizen remain assigned regardless of any criminal proceedings pending, or the outcome of any such proceedings, in respect of the serious infringement concerned.

(2) If a master who is an Irish citizen and to whom points have been assigned in accordance with this Chapter, does not commit, within 3 years from the date of the detection of the last serious infringement to which the points relate, another serious infringement, all points in the Irish Fishing Master Register assigned to the master concerned shall be removed and shall be deleted from the Irish Fishing Master Register.]