Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012

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Number 24 of 2012


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION ON OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS) ACT 2012


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Offence of withholding information on certain offences against children.

3. Offence of withholding information on certain offences against vulnerable persons.

4. Defences to offence under section 2 or 3.

5. Prescribed organisations.

6. Prescribed persons.

7. Penalties.

8. Amendment of section 9 of Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998.

9. Amendment of section 16(2) of Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012.

10. Orders.

11. Expenses.

12. Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE 1

Offences against children for purposes of offence under section 2

SCHEDULE 2

Offences against vulnerable persons for purposes of offence under section 3


Acts Referred to

Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998

1998, No. 22

Children Act 2001

2001, No. 24

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

2010, No. 24

Criminal Justice Act 2006

2006, No. 26

Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012

2012, No. 11

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008

2008, No. 8

Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990

1990, No. 32

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993

1993, No. 20

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006

2006, No. 15

Criminal Law Act 1997

1997, No. 14

Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

2005, No. 27

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

2007, No. 25

Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997

1997, No. 26

Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

2011, No. 41

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998

1998, No. 39

Punishment of Incest Act 1908

8 Edw. 7, c.45

Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996

1996, No. 38

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Number 24 of 2012


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION ON OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS) ACT 2012


AN ACT TO PROVIDE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CERTAIN VULNERABLE ADULTS, FOR OFFENCES OF WITHHOLDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMMISSION OF CERTAIN ARRESTABLE OFFENCES (INCLUDING CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENCES) AGAINST CHILDREN, OR CERTAIN ARRESTABLE OFFENCES (INCLUDING CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENCES) AGAINST SUCH ADULTS, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9 OF THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1998; TO AMEND SECTION 16 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION) ACT 2012; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[18th July, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: