Bail Act 1997
Number 16 of 1997
BAIL ACT 1997
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Bail Act 1997. 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 Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (28/2023), enacted 31 October 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), made 31 October 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 16 of 1997
BAIL ACT 1997
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section |
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Statement by applicants for bail charged with serious offences. |
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Estreatment of recognisance and forfeiture of moneys paid into court. |
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Acts Referred to |
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1973, No. 29 |
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1975, No. 9 |
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1991, No. 31 |
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1994, No. 2 |
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1984, No. 22 |
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1994, No. 15 |
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1935, No. 6 |
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1976, No. 14 |
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1990, No. 32 |
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1993, No. 20 |
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1967, No. 12 |
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1954, No. 18 |
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Explosive Substances Act, 1883 |
46 & 47 Vict. c. 3 |
1925, No. 17 |
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1964, No. 1 |
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1990, No. 12 |
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Forgery Act, 1861 |
1861, c. 98 |
Forgery Act, 1913 |
1913, c. 27 |
Larceny Acts, 1916 to 1990 |
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1977, No. 12 |
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Offences against the Person Act, 1861 |
1861, c. 100 |
1939, No. 13 |
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Punishment of Incest Act, 1908 |
1908, c. 45 |
1961, No. 24 |
Number 16 of 1997
BAIL ACT 1997
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO BAIL, TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT, 1967, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [5th May, 1997]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: