Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021
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PART 4 Miscellaneous matters | ||
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Proceedings related to offences committed outside State or on a ship | ||
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17. (1) Proceedings for an offence under section 6 , 7 , 8 or 14 alleged to have been committed outside the State or on a ship may be taken in any place in the State and the offence may, for all incidental purposes, be treated as having been committed in that place. | ||
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under— | ||
(a) section 6 (2) or (3), | ||
(b) section 7 (2) or (3), | ||
(c) section 8 (5) or (6), or | ||
no further proceedings in the matter (other than any remand in custody or on bail) may be taken except by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to subsection (2), proceedings for an offence under section 6 , 7 or 14 alleged to have been committed outside the outer limit of the territorial seas on a ship registered in a Protocol state shall be instituted only where the powers referred to in section 14 have been exercised with the authority of the Minister for Foreign Affairs given in accordance with section 12 (3) or (4). |