10.—The Garda Síochána Act 1989 is amended—

(a) in section 3, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (inserted by section 5(a) of the Europol Act 1997):

“(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, a member of the Garda Síochána to whom this section for the time being applies shall be liable to serve outside the State—

(a) with a contingent of the Garda Síochána which is despatched for service with an International United Nations Force,

(b) as a liaison officer with Europol, or

(c) as a member of a joint investigation team within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004.”,

and

(b) in section 4, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1) (inserted by section 5(b) of the Europol Act 1997):

“(1) The Minister may by regulations, made with the consent of the Minister for Health and Children, provide for the keeping of a record of—

(a) the death of a member of the Garda Síochána,

(b) the death of the spouse or any of such other members of the family of a member of the Garda Síochána as may be specified in the regulations, and

(c) the birth of a child of a member of the Garda Síochána,

occurring outside the State while the member of the Garda Síochána is serving outside the State with an International United Nations Force, as a liaison officer with Europol or as a member of a joint investigation team within the meaning of the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 and, as respects a death referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection or a birth, in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations.”.