Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023
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Power of member of Garda personnel to utilise ANPR | ||
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15. (1) Subject to sections 18 to 20 , a member of Garda personnel acting in the course of his or her duties may, in accordance with this Part, and, where appropriate, in accordance with a data sharing agreement entered into under section 17 (2), utilise ANPR for the following purposes: | ||
(a) the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences; | ||
(b) safeguarding against, and the prevention of, threats to public security, including securing public safety and public order; | ||
(c) the protection of the security of the State. | ||
(2) The utilisation of ANPR referred to in subsection (1)— | ||
(a) shall be necessary and proportionate with regard to the purposes of that utilisation under subsection (1), and | ||
(b) shall be presumed to be so necessary and proportionate if that utilisation is in accordance with an applicable code of practice. |