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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Offence of withholding information on certain offences against children. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Offence of withholding information on certain offences against vulnerable persons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offences against children for purposes of offence under section 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offences against vulnerable persons for purposes of offence under section 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acts Referred to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: |