Ireland 1937 (rev. 2018) : An tAcht um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris), 2018 / Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Act 2018

An tAcht um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris), 2018

Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Act 2018


Date of adoption : October 26, 2018

Entry into force : November 27, 2018


[Irish version]


AN ACHT UM AN SEACHTÚ LEASÚ IS TRÍOCHA AR AN mBUNREACHT (CION A AISGHAIRM ARB ÉARD É NÍ DIAMHASLACH A FHOILSIÚ NÓ A AITHRIS), 2018


Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú

[27 Samhain 2018]


DE BHRÍ gur cead, de bhua Airteagal 46 den Bhunreacht, foráil ar bith den Bhunreacht a leasú ar an modh a shocraítear leis an Airteagal sin:

AGUS DE BHRÍ go bhfuil beartaithe Airteagal 40 den Bhunreacht a leasú:

Achtaítear ag an Oireachtas ar an ábhar sin mar a leanas:


1. Airteagal 40 den Bhunreacht a leasú

Leasaítear leis seo mar a leanas Airteagal 40 den Bhunreacht:

(a) cuirfear “ceannairceach” in ionad “diamhaslach nó ceannairceach” i mír i d’fho-alt 1° d’alt 6 den téacs Gaeilge;

(b) cuirfear “seditious” in ionad “blasphemous, seditious,” i mír i d’fho-alt 1° d’alt 6 den téacs Sacs-Bhéarla.


2. Lua

(1) An Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht a thabharfar ar an leasú a dhéantar ar an mBunreacht leis an Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar an tAcht um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cion a aisghairm arb éard é ní diamhaslach a fhoilsiú nó a aithris), 2018 a ghairm den Acht seo.



[English version]


THIRTY-SEVENTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION (REPEAL OF OFFENCE OF PUBLICATION OR UTTERANCE OF BLASPHEMOUS MATTER) ACT 2018


An Act to amend the Constitution

[27th November, 2018]


WHEREAS by virtue of Article 46 of the Constitution any provision of the Constitution may be amended in the manner provided by that Article:

AND WHEREAS it is proposed to amend Article 40 of the Constitution:

Be it therefore enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:


1 .Amendment of Article 40 of the Constitution

Article 40 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:

(a) “ceannairceach” shall be substituted for “diamhaslach nó ceannairceach” in paragraph i of subsection 1° of section 6 of the Irish text;

(b) “seditious” shall be substituted for “blasphemous, seditious,” in paragraph i of subsection 1° of section 6 of the English text.


2. Citation

(1) The amendment of the Constitution effected by this Act shall be called the Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution.

(2) This Act may be cited as the Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of offence of publication or utterance of blasphemous matter) Act 2018.



References
Irish Statute Book (Irish version; English version)


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