57. Section 2 of the Act of 1993 is amended, in subsection (1)—

(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “authorised officer”:

“‘authorised officer’ means a person authorised, or deemed to be authorised, under section 63B(1) to perform the functions conferred on authorised officers by or under this Act or the Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022;”,

(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “authorised officer of the company”:

“‘authorised officer of the company’ means a person referred to in the definition of ‘authorised officer’ authorised in writing by the company to perform the functions conferred on authorised officers of the company by or under this Act or the Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022;”,

(c) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “record”:

“‘record’ includes, in addition to a record in writing and an electronic record and—

(a) a disc, tape, sound-track or other device in which data, sounds or signals are embodied so as to be capable, with or without the aid of some other mechanical or electrical equipment, of being reproduced in legible or audible form,

(b) a film, disc, tape or other mechanical or electronic device in which visual images are embodied so as to be capable, with or without the aid of some other mechanical or electrical equipment, of being reproduced in visual form, and

(c) a photograph, map, plan or drawing,

and any reference to a copy of records includes, in the case of a record falling within paragraph (a) only, a transcript of the sounds or signals embodied therein, in the case of a record falling within paragraph (b), a still reproduction of the images embodied therein and, in the case of a record falling within both of those paragraphs, such transcript together with such a still reproduction;”,

and

(d) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“‘electronic device’ includes any device that uses electronic, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means, or other forms of related technology, or any combination thereof, to store or transmit data, or both store and transmit data;

‘electronic record’ includes electronic, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric or photonic means of storing data, or other forms of related technology, or any combination thereof, by means of which data is stored;

‘Irish Coast Guard’ means that part of the Department of Transport that is known by that name;”.