Criminal Law Act, 1997

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Sunday Observance Act, 1695

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Criminal Evidence Act, 1710

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Habeas Corpus Act, 1781

In section 2, the words from “and if any person or persons” to the end of the section

Forcible Entry Act, 1786

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Riot Act, 1787

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Criminal Costs (Dublin) Act, 1815

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Whipping Act, 1820

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Rescue Act, 1821

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Hard Labour Act, 1822

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Vagrancy Act, 1824

In section 4, the words “or having upon him or her any instrument, with intent to commit any felonious act” and the words from “every suspected person or reputed thief” to “intent to commit felony”, and the words “and every such instrument as aforesaid, shall, by the conviction of the offender, become forfeited to the King's Majesty”

Hard Labour (Ireland) Act, 1826

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Civil Rights of Convicts Act, 1828

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Trials for Felony Act, 1836

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Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1836

Sections 35,105 and 108

Infant Felons Act, 1840

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South Australia Act, 1842

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County Dublin Grand Jury Act, 1844

Sections 40 and 43

Prevention of Offences Act, 1851

Sections 5 and 14

Criminal Procedure Act, 1851

Sections 9, 12 and 29

Prisons (Ireland) Act, 1856

Section 14

Penal Servitude Act, 1857

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Accessories and Abettors Act, 1861

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Larceny Act, 1861

In section 21, “only, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour” and “there to be kept to hard labour”

In section 26, “, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement”

Sections 98 and 104

In section 115, “deemed to be offences of the same nature, and”

In section 117, “fine the offender, and” and the words from “and in case of any felony” to “authorized”, where next occurring

Sections 119 and 121

Malicious Damage Act, 1861

In section 72, “deemed to be offences of the same nature and”

Forgery Act, 1861

Sections 47, 48 and 49

In section 50, “deemed to be offences of the same nature and”

In section 51, “fine the offender, and to” and the words from “and in all cases of felonies” to “authorized”, where next occurring

Section 54

Coinage Offences Act, 1861

Section 35

In section 36, “deemed to be offences of the same nature and”

In section 38, “fine the offender, and” and the words from “and in case of any felony” to “authorized”, where next occurring

Offences against the Person Act, 1861

Sections 7 and 8

In sections 9 and 10, “or of being accessory to murder or manslaughter”

Sections 11 to 15

In section 18, the words from “or shoot” to “at any person” where those words secondly occur, the words from “in any” to “person, or” and the word “other”

Section 19

In section 46, the words from “shall find” to “felony, or” and the word “other”

Sections 66 and 67

In section 68, “deemed to be offences of the same nature, and”.

Section 70

In section 71, “fine the offender, and” and the words from “and in case of any felony” to “authorized”, where next occurring

Sections 74, 75 and 77

Whipping Act, 1862

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Garrotters Act, 1863

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Penal Servitude Act, 1864

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Criminal Procedure Act, 1865

In sections 1 and 2, “for felony or misdemeanour”

Forfeiture Act, 1870

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Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871

Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Section 15, except insofar as it applies section 4 of the Vagrancy Act, 1824 , to Ireland

In the proviso to section 17, paragraph 4

Sections 20 and 22

Debtors Act (Ireland), 1872

Section 17

Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act, 1876

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General Prisons (Ireland) Act, 1877

In section 47, “in which prisoners sentenced to imprisonment without hard labour shall be confined”, the word “such” and the word “respectively”

Section 49

In section 54, the words from “No prisoner” to the end of the section

Prevention of Crime Act, 1879

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Summary Jurisdiction over Children (Ireland) Act, 1884

In section 4, paragraph (d) of subsection (1)

Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885

Section 18

Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, 1889

Section 5

Penal Servitude Act, 1891

Sections 1 to 7

In section 8, the words from “and all” to “of this section”

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

Section 700

Prison Act, 1898

Section 6, as extended to Ireland by section 43 (8) of the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1906

Section 2 (4)

Prevention of Crime Act, 1908

Part II

In section 18 all references to Part II; paragraphs (e) and (f)

Schedule

Forgery Act, 1913

In section 4 (1) and (2) the words from “which” to “in force”

In section 6 (1) “of the like degree (whether felony or misdemeanour)”

Section 11

Section 12 (1)

In section 12 (2), paragraphs (a) and (b)

Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914

Sections 16, 26 and 36

In section 43 (1), the references to those sections

In section 43 (8), the reference to section 6 of the Prison Act, 1898

Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925

Section 4

Statute of Limitations, 1957

In section 48 (1), paragraph (b) “or”; paragraph (c)

Official Secrets Act, 1963

Section 15

Courts-Martial Appeals Act, 1983

In section 16 (a), “penal servitude”

Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983

In section 2, “of penal servitude”

Criminal Justice Act, 1990

Subsections (2) and (3) of section 6 and paragraph 4 (t) of the First Schedule

Electoral Act, 1992

In section 41 (j), “, whether with or without hard labour, or of penal servitude for any period”