Criminal Justice (Location of Victims' Remains) Act, 1999

Immunities and privileges, etc. relating to Commission.

7.—(1) (a) The Minister may by order make provision for the purposes of paragraph (b) as respects inviolability, exemptions, facilities and immunities, privileges and rights in relation to the Commission.

(b) The Commission, its property and a person (being a member of the Commission or a member of the staff of, or a person performing functions assigned to him or her by, the Commission or an agent of the Commission) shall have and enjoy inviolability, exemptions, facilities and immunities, privileges and rights in such manner, to such extent and subject to such limitations (including the waiver thereof) as may be provided for in each case in the order under paragraph (a).

(c) An order made under this section may make different provision for different cases or classes of case.

(2) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this section.

(3) An order under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the order has been laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.