Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024
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Exceptions to section 2(2) | ||
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3. (1) Nothing in section 2 (2) shall prohibit a person from engaging in lawful protest, advocacy or dissent within 100 metres of an entrance to either House of the Oireachtas, provided such protest, advocacy or dissent is not directed at a specific relevant healthcare premises, or persons accessing a relevant healthcare premises, within that 100 metres. | ||
(2) Nothing in section 2 (2) shall prohibit a person from engaging in lawful conduct that occurs inside a place of religious worship. | ||
(3) Nothing in section 2 (2) shall prohibit anything done by a relevant healthcare provider or any person employed by, or acting on behalf of, a relevant healthcare provider in the course of the provision of healthcare services, including the provision of information and advice relating to termination of pregnancy services. | ||
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference to an entrance to either House of the Oireachtas is a reference to an entrance to either House of the Oireachtas that is used to enter or exit either House from a public road or street, whether or not it is a public or private entrance. | ||
(5) In this section, “place of religious worship” means a building— | ||
(a) that is used for the purpose of religious worship, and | ||
(b) to which the public have access whether as of right or by permission and whether subject to or free of charge, | ||
but does not include the grounds or other land associated with the building. |