Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 6, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“Repeal of Part 2 of Act of 2001

5. Part 2 (other than sections 11, 12, 13 and 25) of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 is repealed on the dissolution day.”.

This is a technical amendment to provide for a new repeal provision in the Bill. The purpose of the new section is to repeal Part 2 of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001, the Act that established the Railway Procurement Agency. Following legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General, I propose to exclude a number of sections of Part 2 of the 2001 Act from this general repeal provision. The sections are section 11 which specifies the functions of the Railway Procurement Agency; section 12, to allow the body to carry out functions through subsidiaries; section 13, to provide power to levy charges for services; and section 25 which relates to the RPA pensions scheme. The new section replaces the existing section 15 of the Bill. It is proposed, therefore, to delete section 15 as a consequence in the light of the new provision.