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S.I. No. 221/2005 - Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2005

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 221 of 2005

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1992 (SECTION 13) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2005

I, Michael McDowell, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, 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 (Section 13 (Commencement) Order 2005.

2.         The 2nd day of May 2005 is fixed as the day on which section 13 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 shall come into operation for the Circuit Court sitting in the Cork Circuit.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27th April, 2005.

L.S.

Michael McDowell

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Regulation brings into operation a provision of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 which allows a witness to give evidence through a live television link in cases involving physical or sexual abuse before the Cork Circuit Criminal Court.