Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 4 provides for the amendment of section 2 of the Bill which sets out its Short Title. It is to be amended from the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Act 2019 to the Courts Act 2019. The amendment was recommended to the Government by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to reflect the content of the Bill on the basis of the amendments proposed by the Government.

Amendment No. 5 amends the Long Title of the Bill. The amendment was proposed to the Government on the recommendation of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. It has the purpose of including in the Long Title reference to existing statutes which are now proposed to be amended by the Bill. This reflects standard practice in the drafting of the Long Title of the Bill. The Acts to be amended now include the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961, the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 and the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.