I move amendments Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10:—
7. In page 9, Section 18 (1), line 55, to delete the words "the board and the board" and substitute the words "an approved source and the board, society, or company which is such approved source," and, in line 57, to delete the words "the board" and substitute the words "such board, society or company (as the case may be)," and, in line 60, to delete the words "the board" and substitute the words "such approved source."
8. In page 10, Section 18 (1), to delete all words from the word "and" in line 2 to the end of the sub-section.
9. In page 10, Section 18 (2), line 6, to delete the words "by the Board" and after the word "section" to insert the words "by the Board or a society or company which is an approved source" and, in lines 10 and 11, to delete the words "the Board" and substitute the words "an approved source."
10. In page 10, Section 18 (5), line 37 and also in lines 41 and 42, to delete the words "the board" and substitute in each case the words "an approved source".
There are four amendments to this section, and the purpose of these amendments is to give effect to a suggestion which was made here, I think, by Deputy O'Sullivan, in the course of the discussion on the Committee Stage of the Bill: namely, that approved sources other than the Turf Development Board should be able to furnish the certificates provided for in the section. The first of these amendments—amendment No. 7—proposes to extend the privilege of issuing these certificates to any approved co-operative society or approved peat fuel company. The other amendments are consequential upon that. Amendment No. 7 provides for the deletion of certain words at the end of the section and the other amendments are consequential to the changes in the wording of the section. I think it is a desirable amendment. I agree that Deputy O'Sullivan proposed amendments of considerably wider scope, which I was unable to accept, but, arising out of the discussion at that time, I agreed to consider this suggestion which was a modification of Deputy O'Sullivan's original suggestion. Now, under these amendments it is proposed to give the right of issuing certificates to any approved co-operative society or company. Certain risks are being taken in that regard even here, but we feel that the control the board will have over the co-operative societies will be such as to obviate any danger of these powers being used injudiciously or wrongly by these societies or companies, and we feel that it will facilitate the administration of the Act.