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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 8 Feb 1956

Vol. 154 No. 1

National Loan, 1956. - Gaming and Lotteries Bill—From the Seanad.

The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from Seanad Éireann.

I move that the Dáil agree with the Seanad in the following amendments:—

SECTION 2.

In line 30 "forecasts" deleted and "guesses or estimates" substituted.

SECTION 13.

In sub-section (5), page 7, "or, in the case of the commissioners of a town, not being a body corporate, under the hand of any two of their number" deleted.

SECTION 23.

In paragraph (b), line 22, "or to members of the society" added after "concerned."

SECTION 25.

In paragraph (c), line 46, "or night" inserted before "as".

SECTION 33.

In line 33, "and of the beneficiary or object," inserted after "printer"

SECTION 50.

Sub-section (1), page 14, deleted and the following sub-sections substituted:—

(1) The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may detain any postal packet posted in the State and suspected of containing any document relating to an unlawful lottery and shall forward every postal packet so detained to a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent.

(2) The member may open and examine the packet, but, in the case of an address within the State, only in the presence of the person to whom it is addressed unless, after notice in writing requiring his attendance left at or forwarded by post to the address on the packet, he fails to attend.

(3) If the member finds any such document he may detain the packet and its contents for the purpose of prosecution, and if he finds no such document he shall either deliver the packet to the person to whom it is addressed, or, if he is absent, forward the packet to him by post.

Question put and agreed to.
Amendments reported and agreed to.
Seanad to be informed accordingly.
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