51.—The National Standards Authority of Ireland Act, 1996, is hereby amended—

(a) in section 7(1)—

(i) by the substitution in paragraph (k) for “standards; and” of “standards;”,

(ii) by the substitution in paragraph (l) for “conformity.” of “conformity; and”, and

(iii) the insertion after paragraph (l) of the following paragraph:

(b) in section 30—

(i) by the deletion of subsection (1), and

(ii) in subsection (4), by the substitution for “section” of “Act”,

(c) in section 31, by the insertion after “under” of “Part III of”,

(d) in the Second Schedule, by the deletion of paragraphs 3(9) and (10), 4 and 6, and

(e) in paragraph 5(2) of the Second Schedule, by the insertion after “offence” of “and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500,”.