Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-01
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Malcolm Noonan (GP), Carlow-Kilkenny

As I said, the use of the word "shall" could jeopardise the proposed system of prescribed monuments by way of an interpretation that all possible classes of relevant things must be prescribed. It could lead to legal challenges to the regulations made on the basis that the Minister may not have gone far enough in terms of the classes of monuments prescribed.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-01