Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
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Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1992 | ||
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37. Section 16 of the Act of 1992 is amended in subsection (1) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b): | ||
“(b) a video recording of any statement made during an interview with a member of the Garda Síochána or any other person who is competent for the purpose— | ||
(i) by a person under 14 years of age (being a person in respect of whom such an offence is alleged to have been committed), or | ||
(ii) by a person under 18 years of age (being a person other than the accused) in relation to— | ||
(I) a sexual offence, or | ||
(II) an offence under section 3 (1), (2) or (3) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 , or | ||
(III) an offence under section 2 , 4 or 7 of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 ,”. |