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Seanad Éireann debate -
Friday, 3 Jul 1998

Vol. 156 No. 10

Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Message from Dáil.

(1) Dáil Éireann has agreed to the amendments 1 to 17 inclusive and 19 to 23 inclusive made by Seanad Éireann to the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997.

(2) Dáil Éireann has agreed to amendment No. 18 with the following amendment:—

In page 3, to substitute the following paragraphs (a) to (g):

"(a) in section 3, after the definition of 'the Civilians Convention' by the insertion of the following definitions:

‘"Protocol I" means the Protocol, additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) adopted at Geneva on 8 June 1977;

‘"Protocol II" means the Protocol, additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) adopted at Geneva on 8 June 1977;',

(b) in section 4(2)(a)(i), after 'Wounded and Sick Convention' by the insertion of ', Part II of Protocol I and Part III of Protocol II',

(c) in section 4(2)(a)(ii), after ‘Maritime Convention' by the insertion of ‘, Part II of Protocol I and Part III of Protocol II',

(d) in section 4(2)(b), after ‘Prisoners of War Convention' by the insertion of 'and Part III of Protocol I',

(e) in section 4(2)(c), by the insertion after ‘Civilians Convention' of ', Part IV of Protocol I and Part IV of Protocol II',

(f) in section 7(1)—

(i)the deletion in paragraph (b) after ‘Convention,' of ‘and',

(ii) the substitution in paragraph (c) for 'Convention. 'of 'Convention, and', and

(iii) the insertion after paragraph (c) of the following paragraph:

‘(d) the authorisation or assignments referred to in Articles 8 and 61 of Protocol I, or the facilities referred to in Article 81 of Protocol I',

and

(g) in section 7(2), the substitution for 'or commission' of ', commission, assignment or facility'.".

to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

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