Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Act 2019

Forwarding of judgment, etc., to Minister

22. (1) Subsection (2) applies where—

(a) a court,

(b) a Minister (other than the Minister for Justice and Equality), or

(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,

receives a relevant document directly from the competent authority of the issuing state.

(2) The court, Minister or person referred to in subsection (1) shall—

(a) forward the relevant document to the Minister, and

(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).

(3) In this section, “relevant document” means—

(a) a judgment,

(b) a probation decision,

(c) an Article 6 certificate, or

(d) a translation of an Article 6 certificate.