Criminal Damage Act 1991
Number 31 of 1991
CRIMINAL DAMAGE 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Damage Act 1991. 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 Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018 (42/2018), enacted 27 December 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 1 of 2019), made 3 January 2019, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 31 of 1991
CRIMINAL DAMAGE 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act.
Annotations
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Material not updated in this revision
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018)
• Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 (11/2017)
• Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (37/2013)
• Criminal Justice Act 2011 (22/2011)
• Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (27/2010)
• Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010)
• Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005)
• Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2005 (16/2000)
• Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 (26/1997)
• Bail Act 1997 (16/1997)
• Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (33/1996)
• Extradition (Amendment) Act 1994 (6/1994)
• Criminal Justice Act 1993 (6/1993)
All Acts up to and including Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018 (42/2018), enacted 27 December 2018, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Criminal Damage Act 1991 (Section 14(4)) (Commencement) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 226 of 1992)
All statutory instruments up to and including Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 1 of 2019), made 3 January 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 31 of 1991
CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Unauthorised accessing of data. (Repealed) |
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Compensation order. (Repealed) |
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Effect of compensation order on civil proceedings. (Repealed) |
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Acts Referred to |
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Children Act, 1908 |
1908, c. 67 |
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1976, No. 14 |
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1940, No. 23 |
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1976, No. 27 |
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1981, No. 21 |
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1989, No. 6 |
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Malicious Damage Act, 1861 |
1861, c. 97 |
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Police (Property) Act, 1897 |
1897, c. 30 |
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Probation of Offenders Act, 1907 |
1907, c. 17 |
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Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1916 |
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Number 31 of 1991
CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1991
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO OFFENCES OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [27th December, 1991]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: