Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 9, subsection (1), line 12, to delete “section 7, 8, 13(13) or 19” and substitute “this Act”.

Amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, concern the general provisions of section 3 of the Bill on the making of regulations and orders which must be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas which has the option of passing a resolution annulling the regulation or order. These are drafting amendments which involve cross-references to the provisions of section 3 and all relevant provisions in the Bill where the licensing authority or the Minister has powers to make regulations or orders. Amendment No. 6 relates to section 6 which provides for the Minister to transfer licensing responsibilities from the Garda Síochána to the NTA. An order under section 6 will now be subject to the requirements of section 3 and will, therefore, have to be laid before the Houses.