The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 is amended -

(a) in section 25(4), by the insertion of "and section 25A of this Act" after "subsection (3) of this section", and

(b) by the insertion of the following section after section 25:

"25A. Exercise of jurisdiction by Circuit Court judges in indictable offences.

(1) Where, in respect of an offence committed in the State -

(a) the accused person does not reside in the State,

(b) he or she was not arrested for and charged with the offence in the State, and

(c) either -

(i) the offence was committed in more than one circuit, or

(ii) it is known that it was committed in one of not more than three circuits, but the particular circuit concerned is not known,

then, for the purposes of section 25(3) of this Act, the offence shall be deemed to have been committed in each of the circuits concerned and a judge of any of the circuits concerned may deal with the case.

(2) Where the circumstances of an offence committed in the State fall within paragraphs (a) and (b), but not (c), of subsection (1) of this section and the circuit in which the offence was committed is not known, then, for the purposes of section 25(3) of this Act, the offence shall be deemed to have been committed in the Dublin Circuit.