Bill entitled an Act to abolish all distinctions between felony and misdemeanour and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to any such distinction, to abolish penal servitude, hard labour, prison divisions and corporal punishment, and to provide for certain other matters connected with the matters aforesaid
Last updated: 22 Apr 1997
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
22 Apr 1997
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
2 Apr 1996
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
2 Apr 1996
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
16 May 1996
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
16 May 1996
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
15 Apr 1997
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)15 Apr 1997
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
18 Dec 1996
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)18 Dec 1996
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
18 Dec 1996
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)18 Dec 1996
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
n/a
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
26 Feb 1997
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
26 Feb 1997
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Enacted
22 Apr 1997
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
22 Apr 1997
Completed
22 Apr 1997
Criminal Law Act 1997
15 Apr 1997
As Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
Criminal Law Bill 1996
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
15 Apr 1997
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Amendments from the Seanad.
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Report and Final Stages.
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Committee Stage.
26 Feb 1997
Seanad Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Second Stage.
18 Dec 1996
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Report and Final Stages.
17 Dec 1996
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Report of Select Committee.
6 Jun 1996
Dáil Éireann
Estimates for Public Services, 1996. - Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Referral to Select Committee.
6 Jun 1996
Dáil Éireann
Estimates for Public Services, 1996. - Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Second Stage (Resumed).
21 May 1996
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Second Stage (Resumed).
16 May 1996
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Second Stage (Resumed).
16 May 1996
Dáil Éireann
Supplementary Estimates, 1996. - Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Second Stage.
16 May 1996
Dáil Éireann
Supplementary Estimates, 1996. - Criminal Law Bill, 1996: Order for Second Stage.