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Seanad Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016

Vol. 248 No. 9

Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages

Sections 1 and 2 agreed to.
NEW SECTION
Government amendment No. 1:
In page 3, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:
“Statute Law Revision Act 2007: effect of provision made by it regarding a particular pre-Union statute
3. (1) In this section—
“Act of 2007” means the Statute Law Revision Act 2007;
“relevant statute” means the statute 40 Geo. 3 c.66, being an Act of the former Parliament of Ireland and reference to which occurs in Schedule 2 to the Act of 2007.
(2) Notwithstanding section 2(1), or any other provision, of the Act of 2007, the following provisions have effect in relation to the relevant statute:
(a) the relevant statute shall be deemed never to have been the subject of the repeals effected by the Act of 2007 and, accordingly, the relevant statute shall be deemed always to have been, and to be, a statute specified in Schedule 1 to the Act of 2007 (as distinct from a statute specified in Schedule 2 to that Act); and
(b) any act done, or proceeding taken, under the relevant statute at a time that fell on, or after, the passing of the Act of 2007 shall have the same validity as it would have had if this section had been in operation at that time.”.
Amendment agreed to.
Section 3 agreed to.
SCHEDULE
Government amendment No. 2:
In page 8, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:

No. 18 of 1933

Public Hospitals Act 1933

”.
Amendment agreed to.
Government amendment No. 3:
In page 9, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

No. 21 of 1938

Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1938

”.
Amendment agreed to.
Government amendment No. 4:
In page 9, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:

No. 9 of 1940

Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1940

”.
Amendment agreed to.
Government amendment No. 5:
In page 11, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:

No. 47 of 1947

Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act 1947

”.
Amendment agreed to.
Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Title agreed to.
Bill reported with amendment, received for final consideration and passed.
Sitting suspended at 4.45 p.m. and resumed at 4.55 p.m.
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