Europol Act, 1997

Convention and Protocols to have force of law.

2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Convention, the 1996 Protocol and the 1997 Protocol shall have the force of law in the State and judicial notice shall be taken of them.

(2) For convenience of reference, there are set out in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Schedules respectively—

(a) the text in the English language of the Convention,

(b) the text in the English language of the 1996 Protocol,

(c) the text in the English language of the 1997 Protocol,

(d) the text in the Irish language of the Convention,

(e) the text in the Irish language of the 1996 Protocol, and

(f) the text in the Irish language of the 1997 Protocol.