Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 1 inserts an additional term into the interpretation section of the Bill. The term "excepted body" is standard in the Industrial Relations Acts. For the avoidance of doubt, the amendment clarifies that the term "excepted body" used in the Bill has the same meaning as in the Trade Union Act 1941.

Amendment No. 21 is of a drafting and technical nature and provides for the deletion of the interpretation of "excepted body" because an interpretation of the term is being inserted into the interpretation section of the Bill.