Wexford): I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 1:
Section 2: In page 9, subsection (1), lines 6 and 7, "has the meaning assigned to it by section 13" deleted and "means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough, or the council of an urban district" substituted.
During the debates in both Houses I gave a firm commitment that I would bring as much of the Bill as possible into force immediately upon enactment. This technical drafting amendment to section 2 will facilitate me in this regard and allow for the early implementation of the following sections: section 11, declaration of public roads; section 12, abandonment of public roads; section 67, road users' duty of care; section 68, cycleways; section 69, temporary dwellings on national roads, etc.; section 70, dangerous structures, trees, etc.; section 71, unauthorised signs, caravans, vehicles, etc. on public roads; section 72, skips; section 73, extinguishment of public rights of way; section 75, temporary closing of roads and section 76, drainage.