Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 4, to delete lines 1 to 12 and substitute the following:
“ “appropriate court official”—
(a) in relation to a fine imposed by the District Court, means the district court clerk for the district court area in which the fine was imposed,
(b) in relation to a fine imposed by the Circuit Court, means the county registrar for the county in which the fine was imposed or, if a combined court office has been established under the Courts and Court Officers Act 2009 in respect of that county, the manager of that combined court office,
(c) in relation to a fine imposed by the High Court, means the principal officer serving in the Central Office attached to the High Court who manages such Central Office, and
(d) in relation to a fine imposed by the Central Criminal Court, means the registrar of the Central Criminal Court;”.

The definition of "appropriate court official" is used in a number of sections. Generally this is the person who issues notices under the Bill. The definition sets out who is the appropriate court official for each court. The amendment corrects the definition of the appropriate court official for the High Court and inserts one for the Central Criminal Court which was omitted in error from the Bill when published.