Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014
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Evidence of certain authorisations under this Act | ||
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162. (1) In any criminal proceedings, a certificate to which an authorisation given under Part 2 other than section 11 , or a copy of such an authorisation, is annexed— | ||
(a) purporting to be signed by a member of the Garda Síochána, and | ||
(b) stating that— | ||
(i) he or she gave the authorisation concerned, and | ||
(ii) if appropriate, the grounds on which that authorisation was given, | ||
shall be admissible as evidence of the matters stated in the certificate. | ||
(2) In any criminal proceedings, the court may— | ||
(a) if it considers that the interests of justice so require, direct that oral evidence be given of the matters stated in a certificate under this section, and | ||
(b) adjourn the proceedings to a later date for the purpose of receiving the oral evidence. | ||
(3) The Minister may prescribe the form of a certificate under this section. |