Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage

Deputy Helen McEntee:

I move amendment No. 47:

In page 10, after line 9, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 40 of Domestic Violence Act 2018

18.Section 40(5) of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 is amended by—
(a) the insertion, in the definition of “relevant offence”, of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):
“(aa) an offence under section 4 or 5 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020,”,
and
(b) in paragraph (g), the substitution of “in paragraph (a), (aa), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f)”for “paragraphs (a) to (f)”.”.