David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 10, line 19, to delete “31.” and substitute “30A.”.

This is a technical drafting amendment to section 15 of the Bill which amends Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2011. It relates to the numbering of the new paragraph 32 which should be corrected to read 30A as a paragraph 31 had already been inserted into the 2011 Act by the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.

The Criminal Justice Act 2011 provides for certain powers and procedures in the prosecution and investigation of white collar crime. The relevant offences for the 2011 Act are listed in Schedule 1 to the Act and include the offences relating to data currently contained in the Criminal Damage Act 1991 which will be replaced by the new offences in this Bill. Section 15, therefore, includes the new offences in this Bill in the list of offences which are relevant for the purposes of the 2011 Act.

I should mention at this stage that it may be necessary on Report Stage to make a technical amendment to section 9 of the Bill which deals with liability for offences by corporate bodies. It is proposed to return to this point, if necessary, on Report Stage.