Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

Arising from the point the Deputy made on Committee Stage, we went back for further legal advice. This advice was that where the Bill implements EU law and provides for indictable offences, it is appropriate to provide for them by regulation subsequently. Previously, it would have been done under the provisions of the 1972 Act. That was found to be deficient in the case of Browne v. Minister for the Marine as it relied on the 1972 Act for subsequent legislation. In this legislation, we make it clear that we are implementing EU law and providing for indictable offences simultaneously.

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