Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 5, line 14, to delete "Registration" and substitute "Regulation".

This amends the Bill's Short Title and commencement. It suggests replacing "Registration" with the term "Regulation", which is required to reflect the fact that the legislation does more than simply set up a register. Rather, it offers a necessary regulatory framework that can be built upon by way of ministerial regulation, as provided for in numerous sections, for example, sections 5(6), 6(1)(f), 6(1)(g), 12(4)(g) and 12(7). It is also provided for under the code of conduct and guidance to be produced by the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, under section 16 in Part 3 and as a consequence of learning from the operation of the legislation via the periodic reviews required under section 2 and the annual SIPO reports required under section 25. My amended change would more accurately reflect the extent of the legislation.