[2001.] Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. [No. 50.] the criminal conduct concerned is alleged to Pt.3 S.21 have occurred and stating that such conduct is an offence under the law of that state or territorial unit, and (ii) a document purporting to be a translation of a document mentioned in subparagraph (i) and to be certified as correct by a person appearing to be competent to so certify, shall be admissible in any proceedings, without further proof, as evidence of the matters mentioned in those documents, unless the contrary is shown. (8) Where— (a) a report is made by a person or body to the Garda Sı́ochána under section 57 of this Act in relation to property referred to in this section, or (b) a person or body (other than a person or body suspected of committing an offence under this section) is informed by the Garda Sı́ochána that property in the possession of the person or body is property referred to in this section, the person or body shall not commit an offence under this section or section 58 of this Act if and for as long as the person or body complies with the directions of the Garda Sı́ochána in relation to the property.’’. 22.—Section 56A (inserted by section 15 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997), which deals with revenue offences, of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, is hereby amended by the substitution, for ‘‘Part VII’’, of ‘‘Part IV or this Part’’. Amendment of section 56A of Criminal Justice Act, 1994. 23.—The Criminal Justice Act, 1994, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section after section 57: Amendment of Criminal Justice Act, 1994. ‘‘Designation of certain states or territorial units. 57A.—(1) The Minister may by order, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, designate any state, or territorial unit within a state, that in his or her opinion has not in place adequate procedures for the detection of money laundering. (2) Any person or body to whom or which section 32 of this Act applies (including any director, employee or officer thereof) shall report to the Garda Sı́ochána any transaction connected with a state or territorial unit that stands designated under subsection (1). (3) A person charged by law with the supervision of a person or body to whom or which section 32 of this Act applies shall report to the Garda Sı́ochána if the person suspects that a transaction referred to in subsection (2) has taken place and that that subsection has not been complied with by the person or body with whose supervision the first-mentioned person is so charged. (4) A report may be made to the Garda Sı́ochána under this section in accordance with 21

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