Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

Certification of warrant

30.7.—(1) A document purporting to be a warrant issued by a judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland shall, for the purposes of section 7(a) of the Act of 1965 (evidence as to warrants), be verified by a certificate purporting to be signed by a judicial authority, a clerk of a court or a member of the police force of the Republic of Ireland and certifying that the document is a warrant and is issued by a judicial authority.

(2) A document purporting to be a copy of a summons issued by a judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland shall, for the purposes of section 7(a) of the Act of 1965, be verified by a certificate purporting to be signed by a judicial authority, clerk of court or member of the police force of the Republic of Ireland and certifying that the document is a true copy of such a summons.

(3) A deposition purporting to have been made in the Republic of Ireland, or an affidavit or written statement purporting to have been sworn there, shall, for the purposes of section 7(c) of the Act of 1965 (admission of depositions), be verified by a certificate purporting to be signed by the person before whom it was sworn and certifying that it was so sworn.