Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

This section provides for the correction of errors at the request of the person having an interest in the matter. The correction of error requires that the superintendent registrar is satisfied that an error exists and that evidence is produced to support the request being made. The proposed amendment would remove any discretion which the registrar would have in the correction of errors. That discretion must be retained in cases where, in the view of the registrar, no error existed. The introduction of the word "shall" would provide that the registrar must make the correction thereby removing his or her discretion.