Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023

Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act

16. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Where the court gives a direction under section 16A(1) as part of a sex offender order, a copy of the direction and of the prohibition in the sex offender order to which it relates shall be given to—

(a) the respondent,

(b) the Garda Síochána, and

(c) if an authorised person is to be responsible for monitoring the respondent’s movements electronically, the authorised person.”.