Noel O'Flynn (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

Seanad amendments Nos. 33 to 37, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad amendment No. 33:

Section 45: In page 37, subsection (2), line 7, to delete "subsection (1), (2), (10) or (11) of section 43" and substitute "section 43 (other than subsections (7) and (9))".

This grouping includes amendments related to the appeals process. Seanad amendment No. 33 is a presentational amendment. Rather than showing a lengthy list of subsections to which the provision does not apply, it shows a much shorter list of subsections to which it applies. Section 45 subsections (3) and (4) set out the circumstances under which a deemed charity that has been removed from the register may appeal the decision. Seanad amendments Nos. 34 and 35 combine those two subsections into a single section for presentational purposes. Seanad amendments Nos. 36 and 37 are very similar. They clarify that the charity appeals tribunal may impose binding conditions on either the authority or the appellant when making its determinations.

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