21. (1) A person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, knowingly does any of the following:

(a) falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of ANPR data;

(b) permits the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of the ANPR data;

(c) causes damage to or destroys a recording device used for the processing of ANPR data;

(d) permits damage to, or the destruction of, a recording device used for the processing of ANPR data,

for the purpose of making that ANPR data, any document derived therefrom or the recording device concerned unavailable as evidence, shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who induces, coerces or requests, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, a member of Garda personnel to commit an offence under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.