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Criminal Justice Act 1994
Disclosure of information.
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(7) Where a person or body—
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(b) discloses in good faith to a member of the Garda Síochána or any person concerned F95[in the investigation or prosecution of a drug trafficking offence, an offence of financing terrorism or an offence in respect of which a confiscation order might be made under section 9 of this Act] a suspicion, or any matter on which such a suspicion is based, that any property—
(i) has been obtained as a result of or in connection with the commission of any such offence, or
(ii) derives from property so obtained,
the disclosure shall not be treated as a breach of any restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by statute or otherwise and shall not involve the person or body making the disclosure (including their directors, employees and officers) in liability of any kind.
Annotations
Amendments:
F93
Repealed (15.07.2010) by Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (6/2010), s. 4(1), S.I. No. 342 of 2010.
F94
Inserted (30.07.1996) by Disclosure of Certain Information For Taxation and Other Purposes Act 1996 (25/1996), s. 3, commenced on enactment.
F95
Substituted (8.03.2005) by Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005), s. 36(c), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E79
Previous affecting provision: subss. (1), (2) substituted (8.03.2005) by Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005), s. 36(a), (b), commenced on enactment; subsections repealed (15.07.2010) as per F-note above.
E80
Previous affecting provision: subss. (1), (2), (3) amended (1.05.2003) by Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (12/2003), s. 35(1) and sch. 1 part 17, S.I. No. 160 of 2003; subsections repealed (15.07.2010) as per F-note above.