Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gardaí are not obliged to show anyone the Statute Book when they tell people they have broken the law and the same principle applies here. What this officer is trying to do is police the waterways for everyone's enjoyment and make sure that people do not break the laws. It is not fair to ask them to produce the piece of law. Once they have quoted the relevant by-law, that should be sufficient.