Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Committee Stage

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 54, line 11, after “conviction” to insert “by court-martial”.

This relates to Part 8 - offences and penalties. The first one of those is this section. This is a minor drafting amendment to clarify that the reference to conviction in this section is to a conviction by a court-martial. The revised text is in line with the wording used elsewhere in the Bill such as the reference to conviction by court-martial in section 65(2). This is essentially for clarity purposes in order that there is no misunderstanding. We are not referring to a conviction outside of the military system in the legislation; it is a conviction by court-martial.

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