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AN BILLE UM AN DLÍ COIRIÚIL (GEALTACHT) 2010 CRIMINAL LAW (INSANITY) BILL 2010

LEASUITHE COISTE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

[No. 5 of 2010] [01 April, 2010]

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AN BILLE UM AN DLÍ COIRIÚIL (GEALTACHT) 2010 —AN COISTE

CRIMINAL LAW (INSANITY) BILL 2010 —COMMITTEE STAGE

Leasuithe Amendments

* Government amendments are distinguished by an asterisk.

SECTION 3 * 1. In page 3, before section 3, to insert the following new section:

“Minister may 3.—Section 3 of the Act of 2006 is amended by the insertion of the following designate subsection after subsection (2): psychiatric centres as designated “(2A) Notwithstanding the generality of subsection (2), the Minister for centres for certain Health and Children by order may after consultation with the Mental Health purposes. Commission, designate a psychiatric centre as a designated centre for the reception and, where appropriate, detention, examination and, where appropriate, care and treatment of persons or classes of persons committed or directed thereto by the District Court under section 4(6)(a) for examination.”.”.

2. In page 5, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

“(c) The references in this subsection to a designated centre shall include any other suitable place of treatment specified by the Minister.”. —Senators , , Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, , Dominic Hannigan.

3. In page 5, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

“(c) The references in this subsection to a court shall not include the District Court.”. —Senators Ivana Bacik, Alex White, Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, Phil Prendergast, Dominic Hannigan.

SECTION 7 4. In page 8, line 48, to delete “A person is in material breach of his or her” and substitute “The clinical director may revoke a”. —Senators Ivana Bacik, Alex White, Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, Phil Prendergast, Dominic Hannigan.

SECTION 8 * 5. In page 10, line 38, after “Schedule 2” to insert “to the Act of 2006”. —Senators Ivana Bacik, Alex White, Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, Phil Prendergast, Dominic Hannigan .

[No. 5 of 2010] [01 April, 2010] [ SECTION 10 ]

SECTION 10 6. In page 11, subsection (1), line 8, to delete “(Insanity)” and substitute “(Mental Disorder)”. —Senators Ivana Bacik, Alex White, Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, Phil Prendergast, Dominic Hannigan.

7. In page 11, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following subsection:

“(2) The Act of 2006 and this Act may be cited together as the Criminal Justice (Mental Disorder) Acts 2006 and 2010.”. —Senators Ivana Bacik, Alex White, Michael McCarthy, Brendan Ryan, Phil Prendergast, Dominic Hannigan.

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