Updated to 23 February 2024 (Act No. 4 of 2024 and S.I. No. 63 of 2024)

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Whole Act 1 January 2004 S. 1(2)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited European Arrest Warrant Acts 2003 and 2012 3/2023, s. 1(2)
  30/2012, s. 1(2)
Application of Act extended S.I. No. 720 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 3, 4
  S.I. No. 346 of 2020, art. 2
Proceedings under Act are relevant proceedings for purposes of 13/2020, ss. 1(2), 22
Appl. 29/2004, s. 4(5)
Applic. restr. S.I. 565 of 2013, reg. 10
Member States designated for purposes of provns. under. S.I. No. 84 of 2014, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 59 of 2007, art. 3 & schedule
  S.I. No. 18 of 2007, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 240 of 2005, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 27 of 2005, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 532 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 449 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 400 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 206 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 130 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
  S.I. No. 4 of 2004, art. 2 & schedule
No fee payable for proceedings under S.I. No. 492 of 2014, arts. 1(2), 5(c) (col. cit.)
  S.I. No. 24 of 2014, arts. 1(2), 5(c) (col. cit.)
  S.I. No. 466 of 2013, arts. 1(2), 4(c) (col. cit.)
  S.I. No. 239 of 2013, arts. 1(2), 5(c) (col. cit.)
  S.I. No. 110 of 2012, arts. 1(2), 5(c)
  S.I. No. 406 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 5(c)
  S.I. No. 200 of 2008, arts. 1(2), 5(c)
  S.I. No. 70 of 2005, art. 6(c)
  S.I. No. 444 of 2004, arts. 1(2), 6(c)
S. 2(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 3(a)
  S.I. No. 637 of 2019, regs. 1(2), 3
  30/2012, s. 4
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 4(1)
S. 2(1) def. of "European arrest warrant" appl. 29/2004, s. 7 (5)
S. 2(3) inserted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 3(b)
S. 3(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 4
S. 4(1) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 5(a)
S. 4(2) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 5(b)
S. 4(3) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 5(b)
S. 4A new s. 2/2005, ss. 68, 69
S. 4A amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 5
S. 5 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 6
S. 5 substituted 2/2005, ss. 68, 70
S. 9 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 7
S. 10 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 8
  30/2012, s. 5
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 6(a)
S. 10 substituted 2/2005, ss. 68, 71
S. 10(c) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 6(b)
S. 10(d) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 6(c)(i), (ii)
S. 11(1) substituted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 9(a)
  30/2012, s. 6
  2/2005, ss. 68, 72(a)
S. 11(1A) inserted 2/2005, ss. 68, 72(a)
S. 11(1A) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 9(b)
S. 11(1A)(e) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 7(a)
S. 11(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 9(c)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 7(b)
S. 11(2A) ins. 2/2005, ss. 68, 72(b)
S. 11(2A) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs.1(2), 9(d)
S. 11(2A) substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 7(c)
S. 11(3) del. 2/2005, ss. 68, 72(c)
S. 11(4) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 9(e)
S. 12(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(a)
S. 12(2) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(a)
S. 12(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(b)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(a)(i)
S. 12(3)(b) substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(a)(ii)
S. 12(3A) ins. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(b)
S. 12(3A) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(c)
S. 12(3B) ins. 30/2012, s. 7
S. 12(4) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(b)
S. 12(4) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(c)
S. 12(5) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(b)
S. 12(5) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(d)
S. 12(6) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(b)
S. 12(6) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(e)
S. 12(7) substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(c)
S. 12(8) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(d)
S. 12(8)(b) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(f)
S. 12(8)(c) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(g)
S. 12(9) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(e)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 8(d)
S. 12(11) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 10(f)
S. 12(11) substituted 2/2005, ss. 68, 73(h)
S. 13(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 11(a)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 9(a)
S. 13(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 11(b)
S. 13(2) substit. 30/2012, s. 8(1)
S. 13(2)(b) del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 9(b)
S. 13(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, reg. 11(c)
  30/2012, s. 8(2)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 9(c)
S. 13(4) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 11(d)
S. 13(5) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 11(e)
S. 14 substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 10
S. 14(6) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 74(a)
S. 14(7)substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 74(b)
S. 14(10) def. of "Schengen alert" substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 74(c)
Ss. 15, 16 am. S.I. No. 23 of 2005, art. 1
S. 15(1) (2) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 75(a)
S. 15(1)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, reg. 12(a)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(a)
S. 15(1)(d) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(a)
S. 15(2)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 12(b)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(b)
S. 15(2)(d) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(b)
S. 15(3) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
  2/2005, ss. 68, 75 (b)
S. 15(3A) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(3A) ins. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(c)
S. 15(3B) ins. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(4) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(5) substit 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(5) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(d)
S. 15(5)(a) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 75(c)
S. 15(5A) ins. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(5B) ins. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(6) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(e)
S. 15(7) substit. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(f)
  2/2005, ss. 68, 75 (d)
S. 15(8) del. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(9) del. 30/2012, s. 9(c)
S. 15(9) substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 11(g)
S. 16(1) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(a)(i)
S. 16(1) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76 (a)
S. 16(1)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 13(a)(i)
S. 16(1)(b) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 13(a)(ii)
S. 16(1)(c) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 13(a)(iii)
S. 16(1)(b) & (c) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(a)(ii)
S. 16(1)(c) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(a)
S. 16(1)(e) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(b)
S. 16(2) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(b)(i)
S. 16(2) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76(b)
S. 16(2)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 13(b)(i)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(b)(ii)
S. 16(2)(a) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(c)
S. 16(2)(b) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 13(b)(ii)
S. 16(2)(d) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(d)
S. 16(2A) ins. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76 (c)
S. 16(3) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
  2/2005, ss. 68, 76(d)
S. 16(3A) ins. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(4) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(5) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(5) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(c)
S. 16(5)(a) substit. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76(e)
S. 16(5A) ins. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(5B) ins. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(6) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(d)
S. 16(7) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(e)
  2/2005, ss. 68, 76(f)
S. 16(8) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(9) substit. 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(9) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76(g)(i)
S. 16(9)(a)(ii) am. 2/2005, ss. 68, 76(g)(ii)
S. 16(9)(b)(ii) amended 2/2005, ss. 68, 76(g)(iii)
S. 16(10) substituted 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(11) substituted 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(12) substituted 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(12) amended 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(f)
S. 16(13) deleted 30/2012, s. 10(e)
S. 16(13) inserted 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 12(g)
S. 17 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 14
S. 18 substituted 30/2012, s. 11
S. 18(2A) inserted 2/2005, ss. 68, 77
S. 18(3) substituted 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 13(a)
S. 18(4) amended 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 13(b)
S. 19(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 15
S. 19(1) substituted 30/2012, s. 12
S. 20(1) amended 27/2019, ss. 4(a), 10(2)
S. 20 (1)(2) amended 2/2005, ss. 68, 78(a), (b)
S. 20(2) deleted 27/2019, ss. 4(b), 10(2)
S. 20(3) deleted 30/2012, s. 13
S. 20(3) amended 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 14
S. 20(4) deleted 30/2012, s. 13
S. 21 substituted 30/2012, s. 14
S. 21A new s. 2/2005, ss. 68, 79
S. 22 s. 2/2005, ss. 68, 80
S. 22(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 16(a)
S. 22(2)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, reg. 16(b)
S. 22(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 16(c)
S. 22(8) substituted 30/2012, s. 15
S. 23 s. 2/2005, ss. 68, 81
S. 23(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(a)
S. 23(2)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(b)(i)
S. 23(2)(b) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(b)(ii)
S. 23(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(c)
S. 23(4)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(d)(i)
S. 23(4)(b)(ii) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(d)(ii)
S. 23(4)(c)(i) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(d)(iii)
S. 23(4)(d) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(d)(iv)
S. 23(5) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 17(e)
S. 23(6) substituted 30/2012, s. 16
S. 24(1)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 18(a)
S. 24(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 18(b)
S. 24 s. 2/2005, ss. 68, 82
S. 25(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 19(a)
S. 25(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 19(b)
S. 25(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 19(c)
S. 25(4)(b)(i) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 19(d)
S. 28(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 20(a)
S. 28(3)(a) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 20(b)
S. 28(4)(b) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 20(c)
S. 28(5) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 20(d)
S. 29 amended 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 15
S. 29(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 21(a)
  30/2012, s. 17
S. 29(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 21(b)
S. 30(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 22(a)
S. 30(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 22(b)
S. 30 substituted 30/2012, s. 18
S. 31 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 23
S. 33 applied S.I. No. 119 of 2005, art. 3
S. 33(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 24(a)
S. 33(1) substit. 30/2012, s. 19(a)
S. 33(1)(a) substit. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 16(a)
S. 33(1)(b)(i) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 16(b)
S. 33(1)(b)(ii) am. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 16(c)
S. 33(1A) ins. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 16(d)
S. 33(1B) rep. 30/2012, s. 19(b)
S. 33(1B) ins. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 16(d)
S. 33(2) substituted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 24(b)
S. 33(2) am. 30/2012, s. 19(c)
S. 33(2A) inserted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 24(c)
S. 33(3) substituted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 24(d)
S. 33(4) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 24(e)
S. 33(5)(a) am. 30/2012, s. 19(d)
S. 34 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 25
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 18
S. 35(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 26(a)
S. 35(1)(a) am. 30/2012, s. 20
S. 35(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 26(b)
S. 36(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 27(a)
S. 36(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 27(b)
S. 37(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 28
S. 38(1)(a)(ii) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 29(a)
S. 38(1)(b) substituted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 29(b)
S. 38(1)(b) am. 30/2012, s. 21
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 17
S. 38(1)(c) inserted S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 29(c)
S. 39(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 30(a)
S. 39(2) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 30(b)
S. 39(3) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 30(c)
S. 40 del. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 19
S. 42 substituted 2/2005, s. 83
S. 42(b) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 31
  30/2012, s. 22
S. 43 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 32
S. 44 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 33
S. 45 amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 34
S. 45 substit. 30/2012, s. 23
  28/2009, ss. 1(3), 20(a)
Ss. 45A - 45C ss. ins. 28/2009, ss. 1(3), 20(b)
S. 45A(11) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs.1(2), 35
S. 45B substituted 3/2023, ss. 1(4), 75
S. 45B(1) amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 36
S. 45C amended S.I. No. 150 of 2021, regs. 1(2), 37
S. 45C substit. 30/2012, s. 24

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 3 European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 719 of 2020)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 84 of 2014)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 59 of 2007)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) Order 2007 (S.I. 18 of 2007)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 240 of 2005)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 27 of 2005)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 6) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 532 of 2004)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 5) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 449 of 2004)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 4) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 400 of 2004)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 3) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 206 of 2004)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 130 of 2004)
  European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (Designated Member States) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 4 of 2004)