Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Act 2019

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Definitions

1. In this Act—

“Act of 1976” means the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976;

“Act of 1990” means the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990;

“Convention state” means a state, other than the State, that is a party to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence done at Istanbul on 11 May 2011;

“Irish ship” means an Irish ship within the meaning of section 9 of the Mercantile Marine Act 1955;

“Minister” means the Minster for Justice and Equality;

“relevant offence” means—

(a) an offence under section 3, F1[3A,] 4, F1[4A,] 5, 9 or 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997,

(b) sexual assault within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 1990,

(c) aggravated sexual assault within the meaning of section 3 of the Act of 1990,

(d) rape, or

(e) rape under section 4 of the Act of 1990.

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Amendments:

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Inserted (1.11.2023) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 84(a), (b), S.I. No. 525 of 2023.