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

The amendment to subsection (1)(d) is proposed in order to clarify that conducting underwater searches for a relevant thing of archaeological interest that is not a prescribed monument is a licensable activity. This is to avoid a situation where a person might argue that unauthorised underwater searches for relevant things of archaeological interest that are not prescribed monuments are permitted under law. Similarly, the purpose of the amendment to subsection (1)(f) is to avoid a situation where a person might argue that the unauthorised use of a detection device for searching for relevant things of archaeological interest that are not prescribed monuments is permitted under law.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-01