Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004
Amendment of Garda Síochána Act 1989. |
10.—The Garda Síochána Act 1989 is amended— | |
(a) in section 3, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (inserted by section 5 (a) of the Europol Act 1997 ): | ||
“(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, a member of the Garda Síochána to whom this section for the time being applies shall be liable to serve outside the State— | ||
(a) with a contingent of the Garda Síochána which is despatched for service with an International United Nations Force, | ||
(b) as a liaison officer with Europol, or | ||
(c) as a member of a joint investigation team within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004.”, | ||
and | ||
(b) in section 4, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by section 5 (b) of the Europol Act 1997 ): | ||
“(1) The Minister may by regulations, made with the consent of the Minister for Health and Children, provide for the keeping of a record of— | ||
(a) the death of a member of the Garda Síochána, | ||
(b) the death of the spouse or any of such other members of the family of a member of the Garda Síochána as may be specified in the regulations, and | ||
(c) the birth of a child of a member of the Garda Síochána, | ||
occurring outside the State while the member of the Garda Síochána is serving outside the State with an International United Nations Force, as a liaison officer with Europol or as a member of a joint investigation team within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 and, as respects a death referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection or a birth, in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations.”. |