S.I. No. 167/1996:

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1994 (SECTION 44) REGULATIONS, 1996.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1994 (SECTION 44) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, NORA OWEN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 44 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 (No. 15 of 1994), hereby make the following Regulations with respect to which, pursuant to that section, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 (Section 44) Regulations, 1996.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 14th day of June, 1996.

3. The sum of £5,000 is hereby prescribed as the prescribed sum for the purposes of section 38 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 .

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of June, 1996.

NORA OWEN,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe a sum of £5,000 for the purposes of section 38 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 .