Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The earlier sections deal with the compulsory obligations. Under this section we are dealing with additional categories of controllers, not those who are required to undertake obligations compulsorily under the legislation. It deals with cases in which there will not be obligations immediately under the Act where the State at some stage may wish to extend the application of the Act to associations or bodies that represent controllers or processors. It does not deal with ones that come under the Act at present.