Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Amendment No.3 deletes section 4(2), which refers to section 22. Section 4 provides for an appointed day for the coming into effect of Part 2 of the Bill, which deals with the regulation of premium rate services. This will give ComReg time to put in place the necessary licensing regulations and codes of practice prior to assuming the function of regulating the sector. Section 22 is now in Part 3 of the Bill and that part will come into effect when the Bill is signed into law.

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