Seanad debates
Friday, 11 December 2015
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage
10:00 am
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source
This addresses a concern regarding whether a reference to being charged with an offence should refer to a defendant being charged or a person being charged. Substituting the wording "Where, in proceedings for" removes this concern and is consistent with the approach already taken in section 17(4).
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