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Certificate evidence relating to custody of exhibits.
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30.—(1) In any criminal proceedings, a certificate purporting to be signed by a member of the Garda Síochána and stating that the member had custody of an exhibit at a specified place or for a specified period or purpose shall be admissible as evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
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(2) In any criminal proceedings, the court may—
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(a) if it considers that the interests of justice so require, direct that oral evidence be given of the matters stated in a certificate under this section, and
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(b) adjourn the proceedings to a later date for the purpose of receiving the oral evidence.
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(3) A certificate under this section shall be tendered in evidence by a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of sergeant.
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(4) The Minister may, by regulations, prescribe the form of a certificate under this section.
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