Seanad debates

Tuesday, 25 February 2003

Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

The proposed new section 95(1) states that "A licence or a revised licence granted under this part may be surrendered by the licensee .". I propose to insert the words to which the amendment refers because a person could surrender his or her licence while going through the courts. This should not be allowed. Often a person will relinquish a licence if it means he or she can avoid appearing in the courts or can state in court that he or she does not have the licence, which results in the case's being thrown out. This is an important amendment.

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