Amendments Nos. 169, 191, 192 and 216 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
SECTION 38.
Acting Chairman
I move amendment No. 169:
In page 31, lines 3 to 6, to delete subsection (1) and substitute the following:
‘person' shall include an individual, a body corporate and an unincorporated body of persons (including a political party) and a body corporate and any subsidiary thereof shall be deemed to be one person;
‘political party' means a political party registered in the Register of Political Parties in accordance with section 25 of the Act of 1992 as a party organised to contest a Dáil election or a European election or a local election or all or any combination of such elections.".
The amendment is a replication of the definitions in the other sections. Given the volume of work, these were not included initially. The amendment repeats the definition of person, political party, etc.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendment No. 170 not moved.
I move amendment No. 171:
In page 31, subsection (2)(b)(ii), line 35, to delete "otherwise" and substitute "moneys provided by an institution of the European Communities or other intergovernmental organisation to which the State is a party".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 172:
In page 31, subsection (2)(b)(ii), line 38, to delete "1994" and substitute "1996".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 173:
In page 31, subsection (2)(b)(ii), line 39, to delete "1992" and substitute "1996".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 174:
In page 31, subsection (2)(b)(ii), line 41, to delete "the outgoing" and substitute "a former or the retiring".
Section 38(2)(b) provides that any payment made to a candidate at a presidential election from public funds by virtue of being the outgoing President shall not be deemed to be a donation. It is a technical drafting amendment to bring reference to the outgoing President into line with the wording of Article 12.4.4th of the Constitution which refers to a former or retiring President.
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 175:
In page 31, subsection (2)(b)(ii), line 45 to delete "1992" and substitute "1996".
Amendment agreed to.
Section 38, as amended, agreed to.