Criminal Justice Act 1993
Number 6 of 1993
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice 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 the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 (25/2023), enacted 20 July 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 391 of 2023), made 28 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 6 of 1993
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2023
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
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
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Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023)
• Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017)
• Court of Appeal Act 2014 (18/2014)
• Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 (11/2012)
• Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (27/2010)
• Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006)
• Children Act 2001 (24/2001)
• Criminal Justice Act 1999 (10/1999)
All Acts up to and including the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 (25/2023), enacted 20 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
None
All statutory instruments up to and including Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 391 of 2023), made 28 July 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 6 of 1993
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Appeal on point of law to Supreme Court. (Repealed) |
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Effect of certain offences on persons in respect of whom committed. |
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Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act, 1967. (Repealed) |
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Acts Referred to |
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Children Act, 1908 |
1908, c. 67 |
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1961, No. 41 |
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1991, No. 31 |
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1992, No. 12 |
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1962, No. 12 |
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1967, No. 12 |
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1940, No. 24 |
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1976, No. 11 |
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Lunacy (Ireland) Act, 1821 |
1821, c. 33 |
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Probation of Offenders Act, 1907 |
1907, c. 30 |
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1974, No. 22 |
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Punishment of Incest Act, 1908 |
1908, c. 45 |
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1961, No. 24 |
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Trial of Lunatics Act, 1883 |
1883, c. 38 |
Number 6 of 1993
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1993
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2023
AN ACT TO ENABLE THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL TO REVIEW UNDULY LENIENT SENTENCES, TO MAKE OTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO SENTENCING, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT BY OFFENDERS OF COMPENSATION FOR INJURY OR LOSS RESULTING FROM THEIR OFFENCES, TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT, 1967, AND THE PUNISHMENT OF INCEST ACT, 1908, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [3rd April, 1993]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: