Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993
Number 20 of 1993
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993. 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 Appointment of Special Adviser (Minister of State at the Department of Health) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 740 of 2022), made 13 December 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 20 of 1993
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Section |
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Soliciting or importuning for purposes of commission of sexual offence. |
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Amendment of section 19 of Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1935 (search of brothels). |
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Enactments Repealed
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Acts Referred to |
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Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 |
48 & 49 Vict., c. 69 |
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Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912 |
2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 20 |
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1935, No. 6 |
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Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1885 to 1935 |
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Dublin Police Act, 1842 |
5 & 6 Vict., c. 24 |
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Offences against the Person Act, 1861 |
24 & 25 Vict., c. 100 |
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Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 |
17 & 18 Vict., c. 103 |
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Town Police Clauses Act, 1847 |
10 & 11 Vict., c. 89 |
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Vagrancy Act, 1898 |
61 & 62 Vict., c. 39 |
Number 20 of 1993
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 22 December 2022
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO SEXUAL OFFENCES AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT, 1861, IN RELATION TO BUGGERY; TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACTS, 1885 TO 1935; TO REPEAL THE VAGRANCY ACT, 1898, AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [7th July, 1993]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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A number of Acts refer to offences under this Act as disqualifying or potentially disqualifying offences, or as otherwise meriting certain treatment. They include:
• Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), s. 5 and sch. 1
• Children First Act 2015 (36/2015), s. 2 (sexual abuse included in the definition of harm)
• Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (37/2013), ss. 10, 30 and 31 and sch. part 1 item 8
• Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (24/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1
• Children Act 2001 (24/2001), ss. 251, 253-257 and sch. 1
• Sex Offenders Act 2001 (18/2001), ss. 3, 10 and sch. paras. 12, 14
• Bail Act 1997 (16/1997), s. 1 and sch. 1 paras. 12, 29 and 30
• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 (4/1997), s. 10 and sch. 1
• Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (32/1995), s. 26 as amended by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), s. 78
• Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (12/1992), s. 2 (included in definition of sexual offence) and Part III
• Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 (10/1981), ss. 3, 4A(6) as amended by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 3(1), (2)