Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 38:

In page 139, to delete lines 7 to 22 and substitute the following: “Transitional provisions relating to Policing Authority

159.(1) Where, before the establishment day of the Authority, the Policing Authority has commenced any action under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and all matters relating to the action have not been completed before that day, the action shall be deemed to have been commenced, and may be completed—

(a) other than where paragraph (b)or (c)applies, by the Authority,

(b) in the case of records transferred to the Minister underparagraph (a), (b) or(c) of section 158(2), by the Minister, and

(c) in the case of records transferred to An Garda Síochána under paragraph (d), (e), (f), (g) or(h) ofsection 158(2), by An Garda Síochána.

(2) Where, before the establishment day of the Authority, an application under section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 in relation to an act of the Policing Authority has been made and all matters relating to the application have not been completed before that day, the application shall, notwithstanding section 153, be completed as if the Policing Authority had not been dissolved.”.

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