Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 21, line 31, after "refused" to insert "without reasonable excuse".

This amendment applies to section 15, which deals with court orders to produce documents or provide information. The amendment seeks to deal with a procedural issue regarding that section which has been brought to the attention of my Department. The aim of the amendment is to ensure that where a person from whom information has been requested by the gardaí puts forward an excuse for not providing the information the court will be able to consider the reasonableness of the excuse in deciding whether to make an order under section 15 requiring the person to provide the information.

This is a technical amendment.

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