Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

These amendments are simply consequential to amendments Nos. 21 and 22 which insert two new sections in the Bill, namely sections 20 and 21. Its purpose is to restate in updated terms sections 35 and 36 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1992 as inserted by subsection 44(11) of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000, relating to careless or dangerous navigation or operation of vessels.