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Party states.
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23.—(1) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare—
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(a) that any state specified in the order is a party state, and
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(b) that a designation of an appropriate authority (the details of which shall be set out in the order) has been made to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by that state pursuant to Article 21(4) of the Agreement.
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(2) An order that is in force under subsection (1) shall be prima facie evidence that any state specified in the order is a party state.
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(3) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order amend or revoke an order under subsection (1).
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(4) Every order under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.
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