David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 4 inserts a new provision into the Bill to repeal two sections of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which are being expanded upon in this Bill. This is a technical amendment to ensure the smooth commencement of provisions of the 2017 Act and in this Bill, some of which are both amending the same provisions of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992. Nothing in this amendment alters the substance of the provisions introduced in the 2017 Act.

Amendment No. 43 amends the Long Title of the Bill to include a reference to the amendment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 and is required as a consequence of amendment No. 4. It also a reference to the Bail Act 1997 consequent to the proposed changes in amendment No. 38.