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No. 26/1997:
NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT, 1997
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Section
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1. Interpretation.
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2. Assault.
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3. Assault causing harm.
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4. Causing serious harm.
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5. Threats to kill or cause serious harm.
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6. Syringe, etc., attacks.
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7. Offence of possession of syringe, etc., in certain circumstances and seizure thereof by member of Garda Síochána.
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8. Placing or abandoning syringe.
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9. Coercion.
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10. Harassment.
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11. Demands for payment of debt causing alarm, etc.
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12. Poisoning.
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13. Endangerment.
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14. Endangering traffic.
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15. False imprisonment.
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16. Abduction of child by parent, etc.
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17. Abduction of child by other persons.
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18. Justifiable use of force; protection of person or property, prevention of crime, etc.
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19. Justifiable use of force in effecting or assisting lawful arrest.
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20. Meaning of "use of force" and related provisions.
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21. Amendment of section 6 of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991.
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22. General defences, etc.
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23. Consent by minor over 16 years to surgical, medical and dental treatment.
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24. Abolition of common law rule in respect of immunity of teachers from criminal liability for punishing pupils.
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25. Evidential value of certain certificates signed by medical practitioners.
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26. Amendment of Schedule to Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976.
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27. Amendment of First Schedule to Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994.
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28. Abolition of common law offences of assault and battery, kidnapping and false imprisonment.
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29. Amendment of section 9 of Criminal Law Act, 1997.
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30. Amendment of Schedule to Bail Act, 1997.
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31. Repeals.
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32. Short title and commencement.
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SCHEDULE
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ENACTMENTS REPEALED
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ACTS REFERRED TO
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| Bail Act, 1997 |
1997, No. 16 |
| Criminal Damage Act, 1991 |
1991, No. 31 |
| Criminal Law Act, 1997 |
1997, No. 14 |
| Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 |
1976, No. 14 |
| Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994 |
1994, No. 6 |
| Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 |
1978, No. 4 |
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Number 26 of 1997
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NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT, 1997
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AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAW RELATING TO THE MAIN NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.
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[19th May, 1997]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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