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

I move amendment No. 15:

In page 7, line 9, to delete “This Act may be cited as the Bail (Amendment) Act 2016.” and substitute “This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2017.”.

Amendment No. 15 amends the Short Title of the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016 in order that it will read the Criminal Justice Act 2017. This change is necessary as a consequence of including the new sections in the Bill to provide for the detention of intoxicated persons in Garda stations and technical amendments concerning the application of section 5 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 to other Acts. The new sections will broaden the scope of the Bill beyond bail and, as such, it is no longer appropriate for it to be referred to as the Bail (Amendment) Bill.

Amendment No. 16 amends the Long Title for the same reasons. It references the Criminal Justice Act 1984, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the Criminal Justice Act 2011.