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authority of and published by the Stationery Office or the Official Publications Office. 6. Prima facie evidence of any act adopted by an institution of the European Communities, any judg- ment or order of the European Court, any document in the custody of an institution of the European Com- munities, or any entry in or extract from such a docu- ment, may be given in all courts and in all legal pro- ceedings— (a) by the production of a copy certified by an official of that institution; and any document purporting to be such a copy shall be received in evidence without proof of the official position or handwrit- ing of the person signing the certificate; (b) where the document is in the custody of a Minister of State, by the production of a copy certified on behalf of the Minister to be true by an officer of the Minister generally or specially authorised in that behalf; and any document purporting to be such a copy shall be received in evidence without proof of the official position or handwriting of the person signing the certificate, or of his authority to do so, or of the document being in the custody of the Minister; (c) by the production of a copy printed under the superintendence or authority of and published by the Stationery Office or the Official Publications Office. 7. Prima facie evidence of any act adopted by an institution of the European Communities which is pub- lished in the Official Journal may be given in all courts and in all legal proceedings by the production of a copy of the Official Journal purporting to contain such act. 8. Every copy of any of the Treaties, any act adopted by an institution of the European Communities, any judgment or order of the European Court, any docu- ment in the custody of an institution of the European Commnities, or any entry in or extract from such a document, which purports to be published by the Statonery Office or by the Official Publications Office or to be published by the authority of the Stationery Office or the Official Publications Office shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been printed under the superintendence and authority of and to have been published by the Stationery Office or by the

Official Publications Office, as the case may be. Given under my Official Seal, this 29th day of Decem- ber, 1972. Desmond O'Malley, Minister for Justice (Obtainable from Government Publications Sales Office, Dublin 1 for 2Jp plus postage.)

European Communities (Aliens) Regulations, 1972 S.I. No. 333/1972

These Regulations confer rights of entry and residence on certain categories of persons who are nationals of member States of the European Communities. They are based on Directives EEC 64/220, EEC 64/221 and EEC 68/360 issued by the Council of the Communities but take account of the special transitional provision in regard to free movement of workers that has been made in favour of this country in the Treaty of Accession to the Communities. These Regulations are obtainable from the Government Publications Sale Office, Dublin 1, for 5p plus postage. EUROPEAN COMMUNITI ES REGULATIONS S.I. No. 334/1972 The effect of these Regulations is to make certain changes in Customs procedures necessitated by mem- bership of the European Communities. The Regulations come into operation on the 1st January 1973. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin. 5p.

EUROPEAN COMMUNI T I ES REGULATIONS 1972 S.I. No. 329 of 1972

These Regulations are designed to enable payments to be made from the Central Fund which are necessitated by Ireland's membership of the European Communities and to provide for receipt of moneys arising out of membership. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin, 2p.

The Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1972 By SENATOR MARY T. W. ROBINSON, Reid Professor of Law, Trinity College, Dublin This Act, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent years, had a swift passage through both Houses of the Oireachtas because of the influence of external factors. Normally the Bill would have taken some weeks or perhaps months to pass through the committee and report stages, during which amend- ments would have been put forward and argued and there would have been time for the consideration of

these amendments at the next stage. The passage of the Bill through the Dail is too well known to merit description here but it may be interesting to give a brief account of the debate in the Senate. Senators were informed by telegram at 8.00 a.m. on the morning of Saturday 2nd December 1972 that the Cathaoirleach had summoned Seanad Eireann under the powers con- ferred on him by standing order 18(2) "to consider the 38