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Circuit Court’s jurisdiction under this Chapter
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118. (1) The Circuit Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings under this Chapter in relation to a cultural object situated within the State.
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(2) The jurisdiction conferred on the Circuit Court by subsection (1) shall be exercised by—
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(a) subject to paragraph (b), the judge for the time being assigned to the circuit in which the cultural object concerned is situated at the time a claim under the Convention is brought in respect of the object, or
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(b) if there is doubt as to which is the appropriate Circuit Court for the purposes of paragraph (a), the judge for the time being assigned to the Dublin Circuit Court.
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