European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024

Amendment of section 14 of Act of 2003

7. Section 14 of the Act of 2003 is amended—

(a) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “shall be released from custody or the terms of his or her bail” for “shall be released from custody”, and

(b) by the addition of the following subsections after subsection (5):

“(6) The release of a person under subsection (5) shall not prevent his or her re-arrest and surrender if a European arrest warrant for his or her surrender is received by the Central Authority and subsequently endorsed by the High Court for execution.

(7) Where the arrest and surrender of a person named in an alert is sought, the High Court shall direct the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána to request the SIRENE Bureau concerned to add a flag to the alert where—

(a) the person has been remanded on bail,

(b) the High Court has refused to surrender the person in accordance with section 16, or

(c) the person has been released from custody or the terms of his or her bail in accordance with subsection (5).”.