S.I. No. 38/1993 - Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order, 1993.

S.I. No. 38 of 1993.

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT, 1992 (SECTIONS 12, 13, 18 and 19) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1993.

I, MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (No. 12 of 1992), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order, 1993.

2. The 15th day of February, 1993, is hereby fixed as the day on which the following sections of Part III of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (No. 12 of 1992), shall come into operation—

( a ) sections 12 and 18,

( b ) section 13 for the Central Criminal Court and the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and

( c ) section 19 in so far as it relates to the reference in it to section 13 (1) (a).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of February, 1993.

MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations bring into operation certain provisions of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 . These allow a witness to give evidence through a live television link in cases involving physical or sexual abuse before the Central Criminal Court or Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and obviate, in certain circumstances, the need for the witness to identify the accused in court.