26.— Section 24 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 2:

“2A. (a) A recognisance to which paragraph 2 applies may be taken by—

(i) any judge of the District Court,

(ii) any District Court clerk,

(iii) a peace commissioner designated for that purpose by order of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform,

(iv) the governor of a prison, or

(v) a prison officer designated for that purpose by the governor of a prison.

(b) in this paragraph ‘prison’ has the same meaning as it has in the Prisons Act 2007.”.