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Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000
Number 29 of 2000
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (TRAFFICKING) ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 12 June 2026
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including International Co-operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Act 2026 (12/2026), enacted 3 June 2026, and all statutory instruments up to and including International Protection Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 244 of 2026), made 10 June 2026, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 29 of 2000
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (TRAFFICKING) ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 12 June 2026
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
2.
Trafficking in illegal immigrants. (Repealed)
3.
Power to detain certain vehicles. (Repealed)
4.
Forfeiture of ship, aircraft or other vehicle. (Repealed)
5.
6.
Amendment of section 8 of Criminal Law Act, 1976.
7.
Entry, search and seizure. (Repealed)
8.
Amendment of Schedule to Bail Act, 1997.
9.
Amendment of Refugee Act, 1996.
10.
Amendment of Immigration Act, 1999.
11.
Offences by bodies corporate. (Repealed)
12.
13.
Acts Referred to
Bail Act, 1997
Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956
Consumer Credit Act, 1995
Criminal Law Act, 1976
Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990
Immigration Act, 1999
Refugee Act, 1996
Road Traffic Act, 1961
Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 1984
Number 29 of 2000
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (TRAFFICKING) ACT 2000
REVISED
Updated to 12 June 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND TO AMEND THE REFUGEE ACT, 1996, AND THE IMMIGRATION ACT, 1999, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [28th August, 2000]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Provision for collection, transmission, retention and deletion of passenger data in respect of offence under Act made (1.11.2011) by European Communities (Communication of Passenger Data) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 597 of 2011), in effect as per reg. 1(2).