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

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 30, after line 35, to insert the following: “Amendment of Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022

30.(1) Section 7 of the Act of 2022 is repealed.

(2) The Act of 2022 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 25:

“Transitional provisions relating to amendment of section 92 of Criminal Justice Act 2006 by section 8

25.Any legal proceedings (civil or criminal) in respect of a right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under, or an offence against or contravention of section 92 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 before the date of the coming into operation of this section may, on or after that date, be instituted, continued or enforced, and any penalty, forfeiture or punishment in respect of such offence or contravention may be imposed and carried out, as if the said section 92 had not been amended by section 8.”.

(3) In this section, “Act of 2022” means the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022.”.

This amendment arises from the transitional provisions and saving arrangements provided for in the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022, as the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021 will be commenced first. We have thought that the other Bill would be commenced before this, thus making these arrangements redundant.

Amendment No. 37 repeals section 7 of the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022. Section 7 amended section 10 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. It made provisions for a sex offender to notify at any divisional headquarters or any station nominated for this purpose by the commissioner. As this Bill will be commenced first, this section will no longer required. Transitional provisions for the Sex Offenders Act 2001 were also inserted into the Act of 2022 and will, likewise, no longer be required and therefore, will be deleted. It is a technical amendment.

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