Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

These three amendments relate to section 27. They deal with the question of acts done pursuant to Part 4 of the Bill. The amendments to this section are intended to ensure clarity. Amendment No. 50 removes the phrase "order made" from those acts of which the validity may be questioned. The reason for this is to simplify the provision as its inclusion was repetitive. For an order to be given, a decision must have been made in the first place so by including that, the making of a "decision made or direction given" order would automatically be covered. The words are thus superfluous.

Amendment No. 52 deletes the word "other" from subsection (4). This subsection provides that the notice of the application may be served on such persons as the court directs. The use of the word "other" was superfluous.

In amendment No. 51, the insertion of the phrase "that Order" instead of "the said Order 84" improves the flow of language and makes the provision simpler to understand.