Courts and Court Officers Act 2009

Number 36 of 2009

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT 2009

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definition.

3. Regulations.

4. Expenses.

PART 2

Temporary Custody

5. Definitions (Part 2).

6. Persons held for section 7 purposes.

7. Purposes of temporary custody.

8. Beginning and end of temporary custody.

9. Consequences of placement in temporary custody.

10. Handing over of medications, etc., when person in temporary custody.

11. Functions of holding area officer.

12. Regulations relating to temporary custody.

PART 3

Combined Court Office

13. Definitions (Part 3).

14. Establishment of combined court offices.

15. Variation of functions or dissolution of combined court office.

16. Consultations.

17. Special Criminal Court.

18. Combined court office: deemed powers and functions.

19. Combined court office manager.

20. Management and control of combined court office.

21. Staff of combined court office.

22. Functions of staff.

23. Continuity of administration of justice not to be affected.

24. Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998.

PART 4

Miscellaneous Provisions

25. Amendment of section 22 of Criminal Procedure Act 1967.

26. Amendment of section 24 of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851.

Acts Referred to

Number 36 of 2009

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT 2009

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLACEMENT IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF CERTAIN DETAINED PERSONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR APPEARANCE BEFORE A COURT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBINED COURT OFFICES; TO AMEND THE COURTS SERVICE ACT 1998, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1967 AND THE PETTY SESSIONS (IRELAND) ACT 1851, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[24th November, 2009]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: