S.I. No. 52/2007 - Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2007


STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 52 of 2007

Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2007

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) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 298 of 1997), hereby order as follows:

1.        This Order may be cited as the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2007.

2.        The 12th day of February 2007 is fixed as the day on which section 13 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (No. 12 of 1992) shall come into operation for -

(a)      the Circuit Court sitting in the South Eastern Circuit, and

(b)      the District Court sitting in District No. 8.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 February 2007.

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Michael McDowell

Minister for Justice, Equality

and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

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 District Court in District No. 8 and before the Circuit Court sitting in the South Eastern Circuit..