International Protection Act 2026

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Offence of forging or altering recording or summary of Article 22 interview

134. A person who forges, fraudulently alters, assists in forging or fraudulently altering, or procures the forging or fraudulent alteration of, an audio recording of an Article 22 interview or a written summary thereof, or utters such a summary or recording knowing it to be forged or fraudulently altered, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.