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S.I. No. 345/1997 -- Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 (Section 6) Regulations, 1997

S.I. No. 345/1997 -- Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 (Section 6) Regulations, 1997 1997 345

S.I. No. 345/1997:

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1997 (SECTION 6) REGULATIONS, 1997

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1997 (SECTION 6) REGULATIONS, 1997

I, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 (7) of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 (No. 4 of 1997), and the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 (Section 6) Regulations, 1997.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8th day of September 1997.

2. In these Regulations

"section 6" means section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 (No. 4 of 1997):

"member" means a member of the Garda Síochána.

3. (1) A certificate under subsection (1) of section 6 relating to the arrest and cautioning of a person for a specified offence shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) A certificate under subsection (1) of section 6 relating to the charging and cautioning of a person for a specified offence shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

(3) A certificate under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6 shall be in the form set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

(4) A certificate under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6 shall be in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.

(5) A certificate under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 6 shall be in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations.

First Schedule

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997

Certificate of arrest and caution under section 6(1)

DPPV

I, (name).................................................... ,(rank)...............................................,(registered
number)....................................... , (station)........................................ hereby certify that
at............... a.m./p.m. on the........ day of............ at (location)....................................
................................................... I arrested (name) .........................................................
of (address). ............................................................ ............................................................ .
in respect of the following offence(s): ............................................................ ......................
............................................................ ............................................................ ........................

I cautioned him/her as follows:

"You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence."

___________________________

Signature of certifying member

Date

Second Schedule

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997

Certificate of charge and caution under section 6(1)

DPP V

I, (name)....................................... (rank)............................................................ ,(registered
number).............................................. ,(station)...................................,hereby certify that
at............... a.m./p.m. on the............ day of............................. at.............................
................................ I charged (name) ...................................... ,of (address).............
........................................................... in respect of the offence(s) set out in (name of station)
........................ Charge Sheet(s) No(s) ...................................................,a copy/copies of

which is/are annexed hereto.

[I gave him/her a copy of the charge(s].]* [(Name of person charged]..................................
........................................................... being under the age of seventeen years, I gave/forwarded a
copy of the charge(s) to (name)...................... of (address) .....................................
............................................................ .............. being the parent/guardian/spouse of the said
(name of person charged)...........................................]*
In respect of each charge I cautioned the said (name of person charged)
.................................. as follows

"You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence."

His/her reply was/was not signed by him/her and was witnessed by
......................................................

His/her reply to each charge was as follows:

Charge

Sheet No

Reply to Charge

Signature of certifying member
Date

*Delete as appropriate

Third Schedule

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997

Certificate under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of section 6(2)

DPPV

I, (name)..................................... ,(rank)............................................................ ...., (registered
number)................................. , (station).............................................. hereby certify that at
................ a.m./p.m. on the............... day of................................ I commenced duty*/replaced
(name)............................................ (rank)............................................................ ...(registered
number)..................... (station)................................................. on duty* at (location)............
............................................................ ............................................................ ............................
Signature of certifying member
Date

*Delete as appropriate

Fourth Schedule

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997

Certificate under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of section 6(2)

DPPV  

I, (name)............................... , (rank)............................................................ ......., (registered
number).................................... (station)........................................... hereby certify that on
the............................ day of......................... I remained on duty at (location) ....................
................................ until............................. a.m./p.m.* / until I was replaced on duty by
(name)................................... (rank)............................................................ .......... (registered
number)......................................... (station)........................... at.........................a.m./p.m.*.
Signature of certifying member
Date

*Delete as appropriate

Fifth Schedule

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997

Certificate under paragraph (b) of section 6(2)

DPPV 

I, (name)..................................... , (rank) ..........................................................., (registered
number)........................................... (station)................................... hereby certify that on
the............................ Day of................ I was on duty at (location)......................................
from......................... a.m./p.m. to.......... a.m./p.m. and that no person entered that place without
my permission during the period................. a.m./p.m. to........................ .a.m./p.m. and that no

evidence at that place was disturbed while i was on duty at that place. further certify that while I was on duty at the said place during that period I permitted the following person(s) to enter that place for the following purpose(s):

Name of person(s) Address Purpose(s) of entry
Signature of certifying member
Date

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 13th day of August, 1997

John O'Donoghue

Minister for Justice, Equality

and Law Reform

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations prescribe the form of certificates under section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 .



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