Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

------under section 7B (6), which states: "An authorised officer may give to the owner of a boat such directions, orally or in writing, as he or she considers reasonable for the purpose of his or her functions under this Act or canal bye-laws." That is on page 9 at lines 28 to 30, inclusive. There is also a reasonableness test. In practice, the authorised officer can apply his or her discretion in allowing boaters a reasonable time to produce a permit or licence.