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Forwarding of judgment, etc., to Minister
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22. (1) Subsection (2) applies where—
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(a) a court,
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(b) a Minister (other than the Minister for Justice and Equality), or
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(c) any person performing, on behalf of the State, any function of government or discharging, on behalf of the State, public duties in relation to public administration,
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receives a relevant document directly from the competent authority of the issuing state.
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(2) The court, Minister or person referred to in subsection (1) shall—
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(a) forward the relevant document to the Minister, and
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(b) as soon as is practicable, inform the competent authority of the issuing state, by any means capable of producing a record in writing, of the action taken referred to in paragraph (a).
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(3) In this section, “relevant document” means—
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(a) a judgment,
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(b) a probation decision,
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(c) an Article 6 certificate, or
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(d) a translation of an Article 6 certificate.
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