12.—(1) A F28[relevant arrest warrant] shall be transmitted by, or on behalf of, the issuing judicial authority to the Central Authority in the State and, where the F28[relevant arrest warrant] is in a language other than the Irish language, the English language or such other language as the Minister may by order prescribe, a translation of the F28[relevant arrest warrant] into the Irish language or the English language shall be so transmitted with the F28[relevant arrest warrant].

(2) Such undertakings as are required to be given under this Act shall be transmitted by, or on behalf of, the F29[issuing judicial authority or the issuing state, as may be appropriate,] to the Central Authority in the State, and where any such undertaking is in a language other than the Irish language, the English language or such other languages as the Minister may by order prescribe, a translation of that undertaking into the Irish language or the English language shall be so transmitted with the undertaking.

(3) A F28[relevant arrest warrant], or an undertaking required to be given under this Act F30[or any other document to be transmitted for the purposes of this Act], may be transmitted to the Central Authority in the State by—

(a) delivering it to the Central Authority in the State, or

F31[(b) any means capable of producing a written record under conditions allowing the Central Authority in the State to establish its authenticity.]

F32[(3A) An undertaking required under this Act may be set out in the F28[relevant arrest warrant] or in a separate document.]

F33[(3B) The written record of a document that is transmitted in accordance with subsection (3)(b) shall be deemed to be the document that was transmitted.]

(4) F34[…]

(5) F34[…]

(6) F34[…]

F31[(7) For the purposes of this Act, a document shall be deemed to be a true copy of an original document if it has been certified as a true copy of the original document by—

(a) the issuing judicial authority, or

(b) an officer of the central authority of the issuing state.]

(8) In proceedings to which this Act applies, a document that purports to be—

(a) a F28[relevant arrest warrant] issued by a judicial authority in the issuing state,

(b) an undertaking required under this Act of F35[an issuing judicial authority or the issuing state, as may be appropriate,]

F36[(c) a document referred to in section 11(2A) (inserted by section 72(b) of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005),]

(c) a translation of a F28[relevant arrest warrant] or undertaking under this Act, or

(d) a true copy of such a document,

shall be received in evidence without further proof.

(9) In proceedings to which this Act applies, a document that purports to be a F37[…] true copy of a F28[relevant arrest warrant], undertaking or translation referred to in subsection (8) shall, unless the contrary is shown, be evidence of the F28[relevant arrest warrant], undertaking or translation concerned, as the case may be.

(10) The Minister may, for the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of documents transmitted in accordance with this section, make regulations prescribing—

(a) the procedures that shall be followed in connection with the transmission of documents in accordance with this section, and

(b) that such features as are specified in the regulations shall be present in any equipment being used in that connection.

F38[(11) In this section "F28[relevant arrest warrant]" includes a document referred to in section 11(2A) (inserted by section 72(b) of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005).]