Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The amendments will correct clerical inaccuracies in the text. Regarding amendment No. 22 and section 96(1)(c), "exercise all or any of the powers" is the correct phrase given section 95, the section referenced, provides for the powers of authorised persons rather than their functions.

Amendment No. 23, to the chapeau of section 96(2), will correct a clerical error whereby reference should be to the exercise of the powers of the authorised person in general under Part 9 regarding enforcement, rather than specifically to those powers included in section 96. The purpose of the subsection is to allow an authorised person to apply to the District Court for a warrant to enter premises in the specific circumstances provided for in this section.

Amendment No. 24 will correct a clerical inaccuracy, given the definition of "premises" under this Part already includes reference to land. For this reason, the words "land or" can be deleted from this subsection.