Amendments 1 and 2 might be taken together as 2 is related to 1.
Rent Restrictions (No. 2) Bill, 1960—From the Seanad.
The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.
I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in the following amendments:
1. In page 7, line 46, "and, in determining as aforesaid the notional rent of any other dwelling, (being dwellings to which Chapter 2 of Part II of the Act of 1946 applied) shall be regarded as being so contained in that subsection" added to the paragraph.
2. In page 8, line 15, "and, in the case of any other dwelling, ‘(being dwellings to which Chapter 2 of Part II of the Act of 1946 applied)' shall be regarded as being so contained in that subsection" added to the subparagraph.
These two amendments are of a purely drafting nature and are consequential on the deletion from Section 9 of the words "being dwellings to which Chapter 2 of Part II of the Act of 1946 applied." These words were deleted by the House to ensure that when a court comes to fix a rent, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9, it would be entitled to take into account the rents of any comparable dwellings. It transpired that, in order that Section 8 should operate fully, the reference which we had deleted should be deemed to be included in Section 9. We thought the amendment we were making would achieve that but, in fact, it did not.
I do not understand why we did not achieve it.
The drafting is such that it is necessary to make a further reference to Section 8.
The Parliamentary Secretary is satisfied that it is now fully covered?
I am fully satisfied that it is now fully covered.
Question put and agreed to.
Amendments reported and agreed to.