S.I. No. 549/2022 - European Union (Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings) Regulations 2022

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings) Regulations 2022.

2. A summons issued under

section 11

(2) of the

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851

(14 & 15 Vict., c.93) or

section 1

of the

Courts (No. 3) Act 1986

(No. 33 of 1986) and served upon the person to whom it is directed shall be accompanied by the following written information on the procedural rights of the person

(a) his or her right of access to a solicitor;

(b) his or her entitlement to free legal advice and the conditions for obtaining such advice;

(c) his or her right to interpretation and translation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 October, 2022.

HELEN MCENTEE,

Minister for Justice.

1 OJ No. L142, 1.6.2012, p.1

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

4

th November,

2022.

I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012

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, hereby make the following regulations