Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 13 are drafting changes. They amend the upper-case first letter of "Superintendent" to lower case to align this section with the Firearms Act 1925 and the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. Amendment No. 3 substitutes "firearm certificate", which is the term used in section 5 of the Firearms Act 1925, for "firearms certificate". Amendment No. 6 is a change to reflect the fact that, under the Firearms Act 1925, a decision can be deemed to have been made by a superintendent. Amendments Nos. 10, 12, 15, 17, 22 and 24 are consequent on the amendments being made later in the draft. Amendment No. 10 replaces the phrase “the said section 4(5)” with “section 4(5) of that Act”. This is because there will no longer be an earlier reference to section 4(5). Amendments Nos. 12, 15, 17, 22 and 24 make similar changes in respect of similar references. Amendment No. 25 amends line 5 on page 20 to delete "Garda division" and substitute it with "Garda Síochána division". This is because the term "Garda Síochána division" is defined in the Bill, whereas the term "Garda division" is not. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle and Deputies can see these are quite technical amendments.

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