Select Committee on Enterprise and Economic Strategy debate -
Wednesday, 22 May 1996

SECTION 10.

Mr. Rabbitte

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 11, subsection (1) (d), line 19, to delete "and".

This is moved on the advice of the draftsman. The use of the word "and" at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) is not considered appropriate. The following paragraph (e) can stand on its own in relation to paragraph (d) without the use of this word. Thus it would now read as follows:

(d) inspect such premises and examine and test any such instruments or goods found thereon for the purposes of establishing conformity with the provisions of this Act and the Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act, 1980,

Amendment agreed to.

Chairman

Amendments Nos. 17 and 27 are related and amendments Nos. 28 and 29 are cognate and all may be discussed together, by agreement.

Mr. Rabbitte

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 11, subsection (4), line 45, to delete "detain" and substitute "retain".

On the advice of the draftsman, these amendments to sections 10 and 30 will maintain consistency of terminology between section 14 (1) of the Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act, 1980, and this Bill. The provision in the 1980 Act sets out the powers of an inspector, specifically that he may seize and "retain" a package and anything else so found which appears to him something which might be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence under that Act. The word "detain" is thus being deleted to be replaced by "retain" in section 10 and "detention" is replaced by "retention" in section 30.

Amendment agreed to.

Section 10, as amended, agreed to.

Sections 11 and 12 agreed to.