Seanad debates
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage.
4:00 am
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
I move amendment No. 6:
In page 10, line 33, to delete "the internet" and substitute "the Minister's website".
These are technical amendments and the Minister said he could consider them for Report Stage. Publication on "the internet" is too vague a phrase. The Internet is a big place and publication on some obscure site would technically satisfy the legislation as proposed by the Minister. I am not suggesting for one minute that this will happen but it should be changed now the issue has been identified. It would improve the legislation. The terminology of the body's website is used in other legislation, such as the definition of the relevant Internet website in the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction Safety) Bill 2010, published by the Minister and recently passed by the Seanad. I ask the Minister to accept these amendments.
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