Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006
Number 15 of 2006
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006. 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 Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including European Union (Restrictive Measures Concerning Libya) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 742 of 2022), made 22 December 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 15 of 2006
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
2. Defilement of child under 15 years of age.
3. Defilement of child under 17 years of age.
3A. Offence by person in authority.
5. Female child under 17 years of age not guilty of offence.
6. Application of certain enactments.
7. Amendment of certain enactments.
Enactments Repealed
Acts Referred to
1997, No. 16 |
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2001, No. 24 |
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1992, No. 12 |
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1990, No. 32 |
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1981, No. 10 |
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1993, No. 20 |
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1997, No. 14 |
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1935, No. 6 |
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2001, No. 18 |
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1996, No. 38 |
Number 15 of 2006
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR OFFENCES IN RELATION TO THE COMMISSION OF SEXUAL ACTS WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 YEARS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH.
[2nd June, 2006]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E1
Offences under Act included in definition of “sexual offence” in Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (12/1992), s. 2, (7.06.2008) by Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), s. 12(a)(ii), commenced as per s. 15(2).
E2
Entitlement of complainant to free legal advice in a prosecution for an offence under Act provided by Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (32/1995), s. 26(3)(b), as amended (7.03.2007) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 3(4), commenced on enactment, and subsequently amended (20.07.2008) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), s. 78(b), S.I. No. 274 of 2008.