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Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1999
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44. Section 3 of the Act of 1999 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (4)(b), by the substitution of “subject to subsection (4A), a statement” for “a statement”,
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) The provisions of subsection (4)(b) shall not apply where—
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(a) the person has been by a final judgment convicted in the State of a serious offence, or
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(b) the Minister is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds for regarding the person as a danger to the security of the State.”,
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and
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(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (12):
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“(12) In this section—
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‘serious offence’ means an offence for which a person of full age and capacity and not previously convicted may be punished by imprisonment for a term of five years or by a more severe penalty;
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‘working day’ means any day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.”.
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