35. (1) The Minister shall, as soon as is practicable after the coming into operation of this section, establish and maintain a database to be known as the Maritime Authorisation Database.

(2) The Database shall be in the form of an electronic database which is easily accessible through public electronic telecommunications networks.

(3) The Minister shall enter the relevant particulars of the relevant data in the Database as soon as is practicable after he or she receives the data.

(4) Where relevant data is received by a public body other than the Minister, the public body shall, as soon as is practicable, give that data to the Minister in the form specified by the Minister.

(5) The Minister may, by notice in writing given to—

(a) a public body which has received relevant data, or

(b) a person who gave the relevant data referred to in paragraph (a) to the public body referred to in that paragraph,

require the public body or the person, as the case may be, to provide such additional relevant data, or additional information concerning relevant data, as the Minister reasonably considers necessary in maintaining the Database.

(6) The public body or person to whom a notice under subsection (5) has been given shall comply with that notice as soon as is practicable after the public body or person, as the case may be, has received the notice.