Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998

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Number 22 of 1998


CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT, 1998


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Short title and commencement.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.

4.

Allowing child to be used for child pornography.

5.

Producing, distributing, etc., child pornography.

6.

Possession of child pornography.

7.

Entry, search and seizure.

8.

Forfeiture.

9.

Offences by bodies corporate.

10.

Amendment of Criminal Evidence Act, 1992.

11.

Amendment of Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996.

12.

Amendment of Bail Act, 1997.


Acts Referred to

Bail Act, 1997

1997, No. 16

Censorship of Films Acts, 1923 to 1992

Censorship of Publications Acts, 1929 to 1967

Criminal Evidence Act, 1992

1992, No. 12

Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996

1996, No. 38

Video Recordings Acts, 1989 and 1992

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Number 22 of 1998


CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT, 1998


AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TRAFFICKING IN, OR THE USE OF, CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND THE PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, HANDLING OR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [29th June, 1998]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: