S.I. No. 572/2007 - Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the

Criminal Evidence Act 1992

(Section 13) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007.

2. The 20th day of August 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 Midland Circuit, and

(

b

) the District Court sitting in District No. 9.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 August 2007

BRIAN LENIHAN.

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 sitting in District No. 9 and before the Circuit Court sitting in the Midland Circuit.

S.I. No. 572 of 2007

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1992 (SECTION 13) (COMMENCEMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

10

th August

, 2007.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, 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