“ A member of the Garda Sıón or an officer of customs and excise may search a person if the member or officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that— (a) the person is importing or exporting, or intends or is about to import or export, an amount of cash which is not less than the prescribed sum, and (b) the cash directly or indirectly represents the pro- ceeds of crime or is intended by any person for use in connection with any criminal conduct. ”

“ In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section it is a defence to prove that the person— (a) did not know or suspect that the dis- closure to which the proceedings relate was likely to prejudice the making available of the material concerned, or (b) had lawful authority or reasonable excuse for making the disclosure. ”

“ For the purposes of this section— (a) a person is corruptly enriched if he or she derives a pecuniary or other advantage or benefit as a result of or in connection with corrupt con- duct, wherever the conduct occurred; (b) ‘corrupt conduct’ is any conduct which at the time it occurred was an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2001, the Official Secrets Act 1963 or the Eth- ics in Public Office Act 1995; (c) ‘property’ includes— Page 11 [2005.] ”

“ Act 2005 (b) where the conduct occurs outside the State, consti- tutes an offence under the law of the state or terri- tory concerned and would constitute an offence or more than one offence if it occurred within the State; ‘place’ includes a dwelling;”. 14.—Section 4 of the Act of 1996 is hereby amended by the substi- tution of references to “criminal conduct” for the references to “cri- minal activity”. ”