(1) The Minister may, in relation to any statements of witnesses that may be videorecorded or audiorecorded by members of the Garda Síochána while investigating offences, make provision in regulations for -
(a) the manner in which any such recordings are to be made and preserved, and
(b) the period for which they are to be retained.
(2) Any failure by a member of the Garda Síochána to comply with a provision of the regulations shall not of itself -
(a) render the member liable to civil or criminal proceedings, or
(b) without prejudice to the power of a court to exclude evidence at its discretion, render inadmissible in evidence anything said during the recording concerned.