5. (1) The Minister may, by order, designate such persons as he or she considers appropriate to perform such functions for which the Minister is acting in his or her capacity as the competent authority in the State for the purposes of the Framework Decision as are specified in the order and different persons may be so designated to perform different functions for which the Minister is acting in such capacity.

(2) For so long as an order under subsection (1) remains in force, a reference in this Act to the Minister shall, in so far as it relates to the performance of a function specified in the order, be construed as a reference to the person designated by the order to perform the function concerned.

(3) The Minister shall, by notice in writing, inform the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union of the making of an order under this section and of the names of the persons designated under the order.