Criminal Justice Act 2006

Regulations concerning certain witness statements which are recorded.

19.—(1) The Minister may, in relation to any statements of witnesses that may be videorecorded or audiorecorded by members of the Garda Síochána while investigating offences, make provision in regulations for—

(a) the manner in which any such recordings are to be made and preserved, and

(b) the period for which they are to be retained.

(2) Any failure by a member of the Garda Síochána to comply with a provision of the regulations shall not of itself—

(a) render the member liable to civil or criminal proceedings, or

(b) without prejudice to the power of a court to exclude evidence at its discretion, render inadmissible in evidence anything said during the recording concerned.