5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister is the competent authority in the State for the purposes of this Act and the Framework Decision.

(2) The appropriate court is the competent authority in the State for the purposes of—

(a) the provision of consent under section 27(1) to a request from the competent authority of an executing state,

(b) the grant or refusal of an application under section 37(1) to recognise a judgment in the State and enforce a sentence to which the judgment relates,

(c) partial recognition and enforcement within the meaning assigned to it by section 39(1),

(d) the adaptation of a sentence under section 40,

(e) the issue of a warrant under section 42(1)(a) or (b) for the purpose of enforcement of a sentence in the State,

(f) the making of an order under section 43(1) or (2) for the purpose of enforcement of a sentence in the State, and

(g) the issue of a request under section 47(3) for the consent of the competent authority of an issuing state.