The Act of 1984 is amended -

(a) in section 6(4), by the substitution of "€3,000" for "£1,000",

(b) in section 8 -

(i) in subsection (2), by the substitution of "within the period of twelve months" for "within the period of six months",

(ii) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (3):

"(3) Where proceedings have been so instituted and -

(a) the person is acquitted,

(b) the charge against the person in respect of the offence concerned is dismissed under section 4E of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967, or

(c) the proceedings are discontinued,

the destruction shall be carried out on the expiration of a period of 21 days after the acquittal, dismissal or discontinuance, as the case may be.

(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3) (b), a charge against the person in respect of the offence concerned shall be regarded as dismissed when -

(a) the time for bringing an appeal against the dismissal has expired,

(b) any such appeal has been withdrawn or abandoned, or

(c) on any such appeal, the dismissal is upheld.",

and

(iii) in subsection (7) -