Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a technical amendment that deals with the commencement arrangements that will apply post enactment. The purpose of amendment No. 1 is to clarify the fact that section 8(5) contains a specific commencement provision. In other words, there will be a general commencement date, but it will be subject to various repeal provisions only coming into force after the commencement of Part 4 on the adjudication process. This amendment ensures consistency between these two provisions in the Bill.

Amendments Nos. 28 and 31 to section 8 are of a drafting and technical nature and make no substantive change to the section. The amendments simply highlight the existing division in Schedule 2 between the provisions of the primary legislation's Part 1 that will be repealed and the provisions of the secondary legislation's Part 2 that will be revoked upon the enactment of the Bill.

Amendments Nos. 29 and 30 to section 8 relate to the transitional arrangements that will apply to certain complaints under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973 and-or under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977. Subsections (3) and (4) are amended to ensure that the relevant repeals provided for in Schedule 2 of this Bill will not apply to complaints under the aforementioned legislation referred to the Employment Appeals Tribunal before the commencement of Part 4 of this Bill.

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