Criminal justice act 2006
Enactment Date | 16 July 2006 |
Act Number | 26 |
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Number 26 of 2006 |
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2006 |
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS |
PART 1 |
Preliminary and General |
Section |
1. Short title and commencement. |
2. Interpretation. |
3. Regulations. |
4. Expenses. |
PART 2 |
Investigation of Offences |
5. Designation of place as crime scene. |
6. Search warrants in relation to arrestable offences. |
7. Power to seize and retain evidence. |
8. Arrestable offences. |
9. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1984. |
10. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. |
11. Amendment of section 42 of Criminal Justice Act 1999. |
12. Power of Garda Síochána to photograph arrested persons. |
13. Amendment of Act of 1984. |
14. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990. |
PART 3 |
Admissibility of Certain Witness Statements |
15. Definitions (Part 3). |
16. Admissibility of certain witness statements. |
17. Witness statements made to members of Garda Síochána. |
18. Other witness statements. |
19. Regulations concerning certain witness statements which are recorded. |
20. Amendment of section 4E of Act of 1967. |
PART 4 |
Appeals in Certain Criminal Proceedings |
21. Reference of question of law to Supreme Court. |
22. Decision of Court of Criminal Appeal final save on certificate of Court, Attorney General or Director of Public Prosecutions. |
23. Amendment of section 2(2) of Criminal Justice Act 1993. |
24. Appeal against order for costs. |
PART 5 |
Amendment of Firearms Acts |
25. Definitions (Part 5). |
26. Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act. |
27. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act. |
28. New section 2A in Principal Act. |
29. New section 2B in Principal Act. |
30. Substitution of section 3 of Principal Act. |
31. New section 3A in Principal Act. |
32. Substitution of section 4 of Principal Act. |
33. New section 4A in Principal Act. |
34. New section 4B in Principal Act. |
35. Substitution of section 5 of Principal Act. |
36. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act. |
37. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act. |
38. Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act. |
39. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act. |
40. New section 10A in Principal Act. |
41. Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act. |
42. Substitution of section 15 of Principal Act. |
43. New section 15A in Principal Act. |
44. Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act. |
45. Substitution of section 25 of Principal Act. |
46. New section 25A of Principal Act. |
47. New section 25B in Principal Act. |
48. New section 25C in Principal Act. |
49. New section 25D in Principal Act. |
50. Substitution of section 27 of Principal Act. |
51. New section 27A in Principal Act. |
Amendment of Firearms Act 1964 |
52. Amendment of section 1 of Firearms Act 1964. |
53. Substitution of section 9 of Firearms Act 1964. |
54. Amendment of section 11 of Firearms Act 1964. |
55. Amendment of section 13 of Firearms Act 1964. |
56. Amendment of section 21 of Firearms Act 1964. |
57. Substitution of section 26 of Firearms Act 1964. |
58. Substitution of section 27 of Firearms Act 1964. |
59. Substitution of section 27A of Firearms Act 1964. |
60. Substitution of section 27B of Firearms Act 1964. |
61. New section 27C in Firearms Act 1964. |
Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1984 |
62. Amendment of section 15 of Criminal Justice Act 1984. |
Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 |
63. Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. |
64. New section 8A of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. |
65. New section 12A in Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. |
66. Amendment of section 1 of Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000. |
67. Amendment of section 2 of Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000. |
PART 6 |
Amendment of Explosives Act 1875 |
68. Substitution of section 80 of Explosives Act 1875. |
69. Other amendments of Explosives Act 1875. |
PART 7 |
Organised Crime |
70. Interpretation (Part 7). |
71. Offence of conspiracy. |
72. Organised crime. |
73. Commission of offence for criminal organisation. |
74. Proceedings relating to offences committed outside State. |
75. Evidence in proceedings under this Part. |
76. Liability for offences by bodies corporate. |
77. Double jeopardy. |
78. Amendment of Act of 1967. |
79. Amendment of Schedule to Bail Act 1997. |
PART 8 |
Misuse of Drugs |
80. Definition. |
81. Amendment of section 15A of Act of 1977. |
82. Importation of controlled drugs in excess of certain value. |
83. Supply of controlled drugs into prisons and places of detention. |
84. Amendment of section 27 of Act of 1977. |
85. Amendment of section 29 of Act of 1977. |
86. Amendment of section 3(1) of Criminal Justice Act 1994. |
PART 9 |
Obligations of Drug Trafficking Offenders to Notify Certain Information |
87. Definitions (Part 9). |
88. Drug trafficking offences for purposes of this Part. |
89. Persons subject to the requirements of this Part. |
90. Period for which person is subject to requirements of this Part and related matters. |
91. Supply of information to facilitate compliance with this Part. |
92. Notification requirements. |
93. Discharge from obligation to comply with requirements of this Part. |
94. Offences in connection with notification requirements. |
95. Application of this Part to persons convicted outside State. |
96. Certificate as evidence of person’s being subject to requirements of this Part. |
97. Proof of foreign conviction in certain cases. |
PART 10 |
Sentencing |
98. Definitions (Part 10). |
99. Power to suspend sentence. |
100. Imposition of fine and deferral of sentence. |
101. Restriction on movement order. |
102. Electronic monitoring of restriction on movement order. |
103. Variation of restriction on movement order. |
104. Provisions regarding more than one restriction on movement order. |
105. Non-compliance with restriction on movement order. |
106. Amendment of section 5 of Criminal Justice Act 1951. |
107. Documentary evidence in relation to offenders. |
108. Temporary release of prisoners. |
109. Documentary evidence in relation to prisoners on temporary release. |
110. Amendment of section 2(1) of Criminal Justice Act 1960. |
111. Regulations regarding electronic monitoring devices. |
112. Electronic monitoring. |
PART 11 |
Civil Proceedings in Relation to Anti-Social Behaviour |
113. Interpretation and application of this Part. |
114. Behaviour warnings. |
115. Civil orders. |
116. Appeals against a civil order. |
117. Offences. |
118. Legal aid. |
119. Regulations (legal aid). |
PART 12 |
Amendment of Children Act 2001 |
120. Interpretation (Part 12). |
121. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2001. |
122. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2001. |
123. Substitution of section 18 of Act of 2001. |
124. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2001. |
125. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2001. |
126. Substitution of section 48 of Act of 2001. |
127. Substitution of section 49 of Act of 2001. |
128. Amendment of Title to Part 5 of Act of 2001. |
129. Substitution of section 52 of Act of 2001. |
130. Amendment of section 53 of Act of 2001. |
131. Amendment of section 59 of Act of 2001. |
132. New section 76A in Act of 2001. |
133. New section 76B in Act of 2001. |
134. New section 76C in Act of 2001. |
135. Substitution of section 88 of Act of 2001. |
136. Amendment of section 96 of Act of 2001. |
137. Change in title of principal probation and welfare officer. |
138. Amendment of section 91 of Act of 2001. |
139. Substitution of section 93 of Act of 2001. |
140. Amendment of section 136 of Act of 2001. |
141. Substitution of section 149 of Act of 2001. |
142. Amendment of section 155 of Act of 2001. |
143. New section 156A in Act of 2001. |
144. New section 156B in Act of 2001. |
145. Amendment of section 157 of Act of 2001. |
146. Substitution of section 159 of Act of 2001. |
147. New section 159A in Act of 2001. |
148. New section 159B in Act of 2001. |
149. Amendment of section 161 of Act of 2001. |
150. Amendment of section 165 of Act of 2001. |
151. Substitution of section 185 of Act of 2001. |
152. Substitution of section 186 of Act of 2001. |
153. New section 186A in Act of 2001. |
154. Substitution of section 198 of Act of 2001. |
155. Amendment of section 215 of Act of 2001. |
156. Amendment of section 227 of Act of 2001. |
157. Amendment of section 230 of Act of 2001. |
158. Minor and consequential amendments of Act of 2001. |
PART 13 |
Anti-Social Behaviour by Children |
159. New section 257A in Act of 2001. |
160. New section 257B in Act of 2001. |
161. New section 257C in Act of 2001. |
162. New section 257D in Act of 2001. |
163. New section 257E in Act of 2001. |
164. New section 257F in Act of 2001. |
165. New section 257G in Act of 2001. |
166. New section 257H in Act of 2001. |
PART 14 |
Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee |
167. Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee. |
168. Functions of Committee. |
169. Membership of Committee. |
170. Conditions of office of members of Committee. |
171. Vacancies among members of Committee. |
172. Meetings and procedure. |
173. Programme of Work of Committee. |
174. Funding of Committee. |
175. Report of Committee. |
PART 15 |
Miscellaneous |
176. Reckless endangerment of children. |
177. Restriction of section 10(4) of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851. |
178. Amendment of Courts of Justice Act 1924. |
179. Amendment of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961. |
180. Exercise of certain powers by judge of District Court outside district court district. |
181. Anonymity of certain witnesses. |
182. Information concerning property held in trust. |
183. Possession of article intended for use in connection with certain offences. |
184. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994. |
185. Amendment of section 19 of ... |
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