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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Designated Countries and Territories) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2873) (“the principal Order”). It adds the countries and territory listed in the Schedule to this Order to the list of countries and territories in Schedule 1 to the principal Order, and provides that the “appropriate authority” (for the purposes of certifying certain matters under the principal Order) in respect of Ireland shall be the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.