Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 27:

In page 30, lines 25 to 28, to delete all words from and including “(1) An” in line 25 down to and including line 28 and substitute the following:

“(1) An officer of customs may, subject to subsection (2), stop any person entering or leaving the State and question that person with respect to—(a) the person’s arrival or departure,

(b) the person’s identity, usual place of residence and actual or intended address within the State,

(c) the person’s baggage, and

(d) anything included in that baggage or brought by that person by whatever means,and the officer may examine any such baggage or thing.”.

This authorises an officer of customs to stop and question a person entering or leaving the State with regard to their journey and their baggage. It also authorises the officer to search such baggage.