Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2021-10-20
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 6:
In page 11, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:
“(8) It shall not be an offence where a person who produces, procures, provides, possesses or controls a fraudulent travel or identity document does so in respect of a family member under 18, and where that person is themselves the object of people smuggling.”.

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Sitting date: 2021-10-20