Seanad debates
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
6:00 pm
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
I am a little puzzled. I was curious when I saw that section 64(10) states that "a statement or admission made by a person pursuant to a requirement under subsection (3)(e) shall not be admissible". When I consulted section 64(3)(e), I found that it states that an authorised officer may "require any person at the premises or the owner or person in charge of the premises and any person employed there to give to him or her such assistance and information and to produce to him or her such books, records or other documents ..... as he or she may reasonably require". What type of "statement or admission" would be likely to be made by a person under section 64(3)(e)? Is this provision being introduced to ensure that people are not compelled to incriminate themselves?
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