Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 10, line 11, to delete "Acts 1889 to 1995" and substitute "Act 1889".

This is a technical amendment. Others more learned than I advised that it be made. We tabled a similar amendment on Committee Stage which the Minister rejected. On reflection, the Minister's reply to our amendment highlighted a further problem, namely, that there is a contradiction between the reference to section 1 in line 10 and the reference to a number of Acts in line 11. The reference in section 1 means that we should refer to the 1889 Act in the singular. As only individual Acts have sections, we have tabled a revised wording on Report Stage.

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