Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 4, lines 16 and 17, to delete all words from and including "established" in line 16 down to and including "1845" in line 17.

This is a drafting amendment as suggested by Parliamentary Counsel. There is no need to refer to the statutory basis for the Central Mental Hospital in the Bill because section 39 of the Mental Treatment Act 1961 already provides for the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum established pursuant to the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum Act 1845 to be styled and known as the Central Mental Hospital. Section 39 was preserved from the repeal of the 1961 Act by section 6 and the Schedule to the Mental Health Act 2001 so it is a redundant change which we can remove.

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