Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-25
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

I move amendment No. 17:
In page 94, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:
“PART 20
AMENDMENT OF DEFAMATION ACT 2009
Amendment of Schedule 1 to Defamation Act 2009
122. Schedule 1 to the Defamation Act 2009 is amended—
(a) in Part 1—
(i)in paragraph (11), by the substitution of “under the law of a Member State or of the United Kingdom” for “under the law of a Member State of the European Union”,
(ii) in paragraph (12), by the substitution of “in a Member State or in the United Kingdom” for “in a Member State of the European Union”,
and
(b) in Part 2—
(i)in paragraph (1), by the substitution of “in the State, in a Member State or in the United Kingdom” for “in the State or in a Member State of the European Union”,
(ii) in paragraph (2), by the substitution of “in the State, in a Member State or in the United Kingdom” for “in the State or in a Member State of the European Union”,
(iii) in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “in the State, in a Member State or in the United Kingdom” for “in the State or in a Member State of the European Union”, and
(iv) in paragraph (4), by the substitution of “in a Member State or in the United Kingdom” for “in a Member State of the European Union”.”.

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