James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 21:

In page 8, line 20, to delete "modifying" and substitute "amending".

We touched on this matter when we discussed sections 7 and 15 and a number of Schedules. These sections are designed to effect non-textual amendments. Legislation, like instructions to electoral officials, should not be unreadable or hard to understand. The use of non-textual amendments is discouraged in the Government's White Paper, Regulating Better. If these amendments are to be made they should be made in an up-front and textual way. My amendments and these provisions are designed to make these amendments textual. This is a technical amendment.