Bill entitled an Act to provide for the verdict of not guilty by reason of mental disorder and to provide for the defence of diminished responsibility and to provide for procedures to deal with accused persons who are unfit to plead to criminal charges and to provide for the detention, treatment and regulation of persons who are found to be not guilty by reason of mental disorder and to provide for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid
Last updated: 15 May 1997
History of this Bill
The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad
15 May 1997
Dáil Éireann
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Debates
2 May 1996
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Mental Disorder) Bill, 1996: First Stage.