Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 June 2003

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

We are seeking to amend the definition of disorderly conduct in order to make it clear. At the moment it sets out a general principle of unreasonable behaviour by a person, having regard to the circumstances likely to cause injury, fear or distress to any person. It then goes on to list five particular circumstances, most of which are self evident and uncontroversial. They include, for example, "quarrelsome or insulting behaviour". It is not clear whether the test of reasonableness, or unreasonable behaviour, applies to those five circumstances listed in 2(1)(a) to (e).

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