Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 7, before section 4, but in Part 1, to insert the following new section:

4.—(1) The Minister may by regulations provide for any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed.

(2) Without prejudice to any provision of this Act, regulations under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.

(3) Every regulation made under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House sits after the regulation is laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.

This amendment provides for the insertion of standard provisions regarding the power to make regulations under the Bill. It refers to the content of such regulations, the laying of all regulations before each House of the Oireachtas and the annulling of regulations. This is a standard provision.

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