Offences Against the State Act 1939

Attempting, etc., to commit a scheduled offence.

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37.—In addition to the offences which are, by virtue of an order made under the next preceding section, for the time being scheduled offences for the purposes of this Part of this Act, each of the following acts, that is to say, attempting or conspiring or inciting to commit, or aiding or abetting the commission of, any such scheduled offence shall itself be a scheduled offence for the said purposes.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C23

Application extended to certain offences under Criminal Justice Act 2006 (23.07.2009) by Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (32/2009), s. 8(2).

8.— (1) It is hereby declared that the ordinary courts are inadequate to secure the effective administration of justice and the preservation of public peace and order in relation to an offence under each of the following provisions of Part 7 of the Act of 2006, namely, sections 71A, 72, 73 and 76.

(2) An offence specified in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a scheduled offence for the purposes of Part V of the Act of 1939 as if an order had been made under section 36 of the Act of 1939 in relation to it and subsection (3) of that section and section 37 of the Act of 1939 shall apply to such an offence accordingly.

C24

Certain offences deemed scheduled offences (3.09.1998) by Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (39/1998), s. 14(2), commenced on enactment.

Offences under Act to be scheduled offences.

14.—(1) It is hereby declared that the ordinary courts are inadequate to secure the effective administration of justice and the preservation of public peace and order in relation to each offence under sections 6 to 9 and 12.

(2) Each offence under sections 6 to 9 and 12 shall be deemed to be a scheduled offence for the purposes of Part V of the Act of 1939 as if an order had been made under section 36 of that Act in relation to it and subsection (3) of that section and section 37 of that Act shall apply to such an offence accordingly.

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