Criminal Justice Legislation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 June 2005

Wednesday, 22 June 2005

Questions (239)

Gay Mitchell

Question:

251 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will list each of the Criminal Justice Acts enacted over the past 20 years; the main provisions of each of the Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21615/05]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

As the Deputy will appreciate, a substantial body of criminal justice legislation has been enacted over the past 20 years. I refer the Deputy to the Irish Statute Book 1922-2003, which is available on the website of the Office of the Attorney General at http://www.attorneygeneral.ie, and to the legislation enacted 1997-2005, which is available on the website of the Oireachtas at http://www.oireachtas.ie. For the purpose of assisting the Deputy I have set out below an indicative list of criminal justice legislation enacted since 1985.

Criminal Justice Legislation enacted since 1985 — indicative list.

	Year
1985	Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1985 [19 Feb No. 3]
1986	Malicious Injuries (Amendment) Act 1986 [15 July No. 27], Garda Síochána (Complaints) Act 1986 [15 July No. 29]
1987	Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act 1987 [21 Jan No. 1],
	Extradition (Amendment) Act 1987 [14 Dec No. 25]
1988
1989	Garda Síochána Act 1989 [26 Feb No. 1]
	Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 [29 Nov No. 19]
1990	Larceny Act 1990 [22 May No. 9]
	Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 [12 June No. 12]
	Criminal Justice Act 1990 [11 July No. 16]
	Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990 [18 Dec No. 32]
	Criminal Justice Forensic Evidence Act 1990 [24 Dec No. 34]
1991	Criminal Damage Act 1991 [27 Dec No. 31]
1992	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 [7 July No. 12]
1993	Criminal Justice Act 1993 [3 April No. 6]
	Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 [6 June No. 10]
	Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 [9 June No. 11]
	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 [7 July No. 20]
	Criminal Procedure Act 1993 [29 Dec No. 40]
1994	Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 [3 March No. 2]
	Extradition (Amendment) Act 1994 [5 April No. 6]
	Criminal Justice Act 1994 [30 June No. 15]
1995	Criminal Law (Incest Proceedings) Act 1995 [5 July No. 12]
	Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995 [17 July No. 16]
1996	Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 [31 July No. 29]
	Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 [4 Aug No. 30]
1997	Decommissioning Act 1997 [26 Feb No. 3]
	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 [4 March No. 4]
	Criminal Law Act 1997 [22 April No. 14]
	Bail Act 1997 [5 May No. 16]
	Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 [19 May No. 26]
	Europol Act 1997 [24 Nov No. 38]
	Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Amendment) Act 1997 [17 Dec No. 41]
1998	Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 [29 June No. 22]
	Firearms (Temporary Provisions) Act 1998 [13 July No. 32]
	Criminal Justice Release of Prisoners Act 1998 [13 July No. 36]
	Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 [3 Sept No. 39]
	International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1998 [10 Nov No. 40]
1999	Criminal Justice (Location of Victims’ Remains) Act 1999 [19 May No. 9]
	Criminal Justice Act 1999 [26 May No. 10]
2000	Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 [14 June No. 11]
	Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nation Workers) Act 2000 [28 June No. 16]
	Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 [5 July No. 20]
	Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 [28 Aug No. 29]
2001	Sex Offenders Act 2001 [30 June No. 18]
	Children Act 2001 [8 July No. 24]
	Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001 [9 July No. 27]
	Extradition (European Union Conventions) Act 2001 [19 Dec No. 49]
	Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 [19 Dec No. 50]
2002
2003	Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 [28 May No. 16]
	Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Act 2003 [23 June No. 18]
	Garda Síochána (Police Co-operation) Act 2003 [24 June No. 19]
	Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Act 2003 [29 Oct No. 34]
	European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 [28 Dec No. 45]
2004	Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Act 2004 [2 June No. 17]
	Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 [30 June No. 20]
2005	Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 [12 February No. 1 of 2005]
	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 [8 March, No. 2 of 2005]