Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I move amendment No. 152:

In page 165, to delete lines 2 to 9 and substitute the following:

"(a) by substituting for the definition of "the appropriate authority" (inserted by Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Act of 2007) the following:

"except as provided by section 9, 'appropriate authority'—

(a) in relation to wireless telegraphy apparatus in ships and vessels associated with safety and security on board them and their operation (including the certificates of competency for the operation of apparatus for wireless telegraphy on ships and vessels), means the Minister for Transport,and

(b) in relation to any other matter, means the Commission;",

(b) by deleting the definition of "broadcast matter", and

(c) by inserting after the definition of "signalling station" the following:

" 'television set' has the meaning assigned to it by section 140 of the Broadcasting Act 2009.".".

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