Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 6:

In page 8, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(5) The Regulator may exercise the enforcement rights of any trade mark of the National Lottery under the Trade Marks Act 1996 or exercise such rights jointly with the licence holder.”.

It is considered appropriate that the regulator would have the power to exercise the enforcement rights of any trademark of the national lottery under the Trade Marks Act 1996. The amendment provides that the regulator may exercise such rights jointly with the holder of the licence to operate the lottery. This is a prudent provision. While the operator is likely to be vigilant in this regard, the regulator must be equally so, particularly in the context of preserving the brand beyond the period of the licence.