European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024

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Amendment of section 33 of Act of 2003

20. Section 33 of the Act of 2003 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):

“(4A) The High Court, sitting otherwise than in public, may, upon an application made by a member of the Garda Síochána, approve the making temporarily unavailable of an alert for a period not exceeding 48 hours in respect of a person where it is satisfied—

(a) that the person is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, and

(b) that the purpose of the criminal investigation cannot be achieved by any other measure.

(4B) The period for which an alert may be made unavailable may be extended by the High Court for a further period not exceeding 48 hours upon an application by a member of the Garda Síochána that is made before the expiry of the period approved under subsection (4A).”.