Criminal Justice Act 2006
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Amendment of Act of 1984. |
13.— The Act of 1984 is amended— | |
(a) in section 6(4), by the substitution of “€3,000” for “£1,000”, | ||
(b) in section 8— | ||
(i) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “within the period of twelve months” for “within the period of six months”, | ||
(ii) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (3): | ||
“(3) Where proceedings have been so instituted and— | ||
(a) the person is acquitted, | ||
(b) the charge against the person in respect of the offence concerned is dismissed under section 4E of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 , or | ||
(c) the proceedings are discontinued, | ||
the destruction shall be carried out on the expiration of a period of 21 days after the acquittal, dismissal or discontinuance, as the case may be. | ||
(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), a charge against the person in respect of the offence concerned shall be regarded as dismissed when— | ||
(a) the time for bringing an appeal against the dismissal has expired, | ||
(b) any such appeal has been withdrawn or abandoned, or | ||
(c) on any such appeal, the dismissal is upheld.”, | ||
and | ||
(iii) in subsection (7)— | ||
(I) by the substitution of “for a period not exceeding twelve months” for “for a period not exceeding six months”, and | ||
(II) by the substitution of “for the purpose of proceedings or further proceedings” for “for the purpose of further proceedings”, | ||
and | ||
(c) in section 28(4), by the substitution of “€3,000” for “£1,500”. |