Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 3, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:

“ “durable medium” means any instrument that enables a recipient to store information addressed personally to the recipient in a way that renders it accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information and which allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored;”.

This grouping involvesdeleting the definition of "writing" as it is proposed that it will be replaced by a definition of "durable medium" which, if accepted, would render this definition unnecessary. This generates a whole series of consequential amendments throughout the Bill which are covered by this grouping. This is a technical amendment because the definition of "durable medium" is the well-established wording used in the consumer protection code and financial services legislation deriving from EU law.