24. (1) Where a member of Garda personnel records a telephone call to or from the Garda Síochána on a telephone line or number that the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána has not designated under section 22(2) that person shall be guilty of an offence.

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

(a) falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of data (including personal data) recorded by the Garda Síochána from telephone lines or numbers designated under this Part;

(b) permits the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of the data (including personal data),

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

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

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) 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.