James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 51, lines 28 and 29, to delete "Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in any other enactment, no" and substitute "No".

I propose the deletion of the initial words of this section. Legislation is supposed to bring greater clarity to matters but section 46, as drafted, does not do so. I pointed this out when we discussed a similar amendment on Committee Stage. We need clarity because the section is said to mean one thing and then it is said to mean something else. It goes without saying that another enactment may say something different — it may muddy the waters. I ask the Minister of State to bring clarity to the Bill by agreeing to delete this conditional statement.