Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

Bill entitled An Act to amend the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in relation to the offences of conspiracy to murder under those Acts; and for that purpose to provide for consequential amendments of other enactments; to amend the Explosives Act 1875 and the Firearms Act 1925; to provide for offences relating to non-fatal strangulation, non-fatal suffocation, harassment and stalking and for those purposes and other purposes to amend the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997; to provide for the making of court orders to protect persons against certain conduct; to provide for circumstances in which a court may order the anonymity of a witness in criminal proceedings; to provide for certificates of evidence relating to the receipt, handling, transmission or storage of certain items, and for that purpose to provide for amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984 and the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014; and for those and other purposes to amend the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Bail Act 1997, the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006, the Domestic Violence Act 2018 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 19 Jul 2023

History of this Act

The Bill has been signed into law by the President.

19 Jul 2023

Dáil First Stage

9 Sep 2022

Dáil First Stage

The Bill is initiated or presented to the House

9 Sep 2022

Completed
Dáil Second Stage

13 Oct 2022

Dáil Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

13 Oct 2022

Completed
Dáil Third Stage

13 Oct 2022

Dáil Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made

(Also known as Committee Stage)

13 Oct 2022

Completed
Dáil Fourth Stage

29 Mar 2023

Dáil Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered

(Also known as Report Stage)

29 Mar 2023

Completed
Dáil Fifth Stage

29 Mar 2023

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)

29 Mar 2023

Completed

Seanad First Stage

n/a

Seanad First Stage

The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage

n/a

Completed
Seanad Second Stage

29 Mar 2023

Seanad Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

29 Mar 2023

Completed
Seanad Third Stage

23 May 2023

Seanad Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)

23 May 2023

Completed
Seanad Fourth Stage

28 Jun 2023

Seanad Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)

28 Jun 2023

Completed
Seanad Fifth Stage

5 Jul 2023

Seanad Fifth Stage

Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)

5 Jul 2023

Completed