John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 51:

In page 32, to delete lines 1 to 6.

Amendment No. 51 deletes the existing provision under which the authority required an order from the High Court to remove incorporated charities from the register where the charity is convicted on indictment of an offence. On legal advice this is a latter amendment replaced by a new provision, subsection 10, under which the authority shall be in a position to remove a charity without recourse to the High Court. It is considered that this will allow the authority to remove such charities promptly and to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of the register. Amendment No. 52 is required purely in order to update the reference in other subsections.

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