(1) Where compliance with a request under this Act involves the transmission of material to a foreign State or foreign entity, the Minister may

(a) postpone the transmission of the material if it is required for proceedings in the Republic, or

(b) require that foreign State or foreign entity to agree to terms and conditions necessary to protect the interest of any third party in respect of the material designated for transmission and may refuse to transmit the material pending the agreement.

(2) Where the Minister postpones the transmission of material, the Central Authority shall provide the Central Authority of the foreign State or competent authority of the foreign entity with a certified copy of the relevant document or record pending the transmission of the original.

(3) Where the Minister requires the foreign State or foreign entity to agree to terms and conditions under subsection (1) (b), the Minister may refuse to effect the transmission pending the required agreement.

(4) Where any document, record or property is transmitted to a foreign State or foreign entity in compliance with a request under this Act, it shall be returned to this country when it is no longer required in connection with the criminal matter specified in the request unless the Central Authority has indicated that, its return is not desired.

(5) The Central Authority shall authenticate any material that is to be transmitted to a foreign State or foreign entity.

(6) For purposes of this section "material" includes a document, record, article or item.