Bail Act 1997

SCHEDULE

Common law offences

1. Murder.

2. Manslaughter.

3. F35[]

4. F35[]

5. F35[]

6. Rape.

F36[Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ancillary offences

6A. An offence under section 7 or 8 of the International Criminal Court Act 2006.]

Offences against the person

F37[7. Any offence under the following provisions of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act, 1997

(a) section 3 (assault causing harm);

F38[(aa) section 3A (non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation);]

(b) section 4 (causing harm);

F38[(ba) section 4A (non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation causing serious harm;)]

(c) section 5 (threats to kill or cause serious harm);

(d) section 6 (syringe, etc. attacks);

(e) section 7 (1) (offence of possession of syringe, etc. in certain circumstances);

(f) section 8 (placing or abandoning syringe);

(g) section 9 (coercion);

F39[(h) section 10 (harassment or stalking);]

(i) section 13 (endangerment);

(j) section 14 (endangering traffic);

(k) section 15 (false imprisonment);

(l) section 16 (abduction of child by parent, etc.);

(m) section 17 (abduction of child by other persons).]

F40[7A. Any offence under section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1990 (certain murders and attempts).]

8. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994

(a) section 18 (assault with intent to cause bodily harm or commit indictable offence);

(b) section 19 (assault or obstruction of peace officer).

F41[8A. An offence under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008.]

Sexual offences

9. Any offence under section 1 (incest by males) and section 2 (incest by female of or over 17 years) of the Punishment of Incest Act, 1908.

F42[10. An offence under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006.]

11. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990

(a) section 2 (sexual assault);

(b) section 3 (aggravated sexual assault);

(c) section 4 (rape under section 4).

12. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993

(a) section 3 (buggery of persons under 17 years of age);

(b) section 5 (protection of mentally impaired persons);

(c) sections 9 and 11 (organisation etc. of prostitution).

F43[12A. Any offence under the following provisions of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998

(a) section 3 (child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation);

F44[(aa) section 4A (organising etc. child prostitution or production of child pornography);]

(b) section 5 (producing, distributing, etc., child pornography).]

F44[(ba) section 5A (participation of child in pornographic performance);]

F45[12B. An offence under section 6 (inserted by section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993. ]

F44[12C. An offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017:

(a) section 3 (obtaining, providing etc. a child for purpose of sexual exploitation);

(b) section 4 (invitation etc. to sexual touching);

(c) section 5 (sexual activity in presence of child);

(d) section 6 (causing child to watch sexual activity);

(e) section 7 (meeting child for purpose of sexual exploitation);

(f) section 8 (use of information and communication technology to facilitate sexual exploitation of child);

(g) section 21 (sexual act with protected person);

(h) section 22 (offence against relevant person by person in authority).]

Explosives

13. Any offence under the following provisions of the Explosive Substances Act, 1883—

(a) section 2 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or damage property);

(b) section 3 (possession etc. of explosive substances);

(c) section 4 (making or possessing explosives in suspicious circumstances).

Firearms

F46[14. Any offence under the following provisions of the Firearms Act 1925:

(a) section 2 (restrictions on possession, use, and carriage of firearms);

(b) section 3 (applications for, and form and effect of, firearm certificates);

(c) section 4A(18) (authorisation of rifle or pistol clubs or shooting ranges);

(d) section 10A (reloading of ammunition);

(e) section 15 (possession of firearms with intent to endanger life);

(f) section 25 (punishments).]

15. Any offence under the following provisions of the Firearms Act, 1964

(a) section 26 (possession of firearm while taking vehicle without authority);

(b) section 27 (use of firearm to resist arrest or aid escape);

(c) section 27A (possession of firearm or ammunition in suspicious circumstances);

(d) section 27B (carrying firearm with criminal intent).

F47[16. Any offence under the following provisions of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990:

(a) section 7 (possession, sale, etc., of silencers);

(b) section 8 (reckless discharge of firearm);

(c) section 9 (possession of knives and other articles);

(d) section 10 (trespassing with a knife, weapon of offence or other article);

(e) section 11 (production of article capable of inflicting serious injury);

(f) section 12 (power to prohibit manufacture, importation, sale, hire or loan of offensive weapons);

(g) section 12A (shortening barrel of shotgun or rifle).]

F48[16A. Any offence under section 3 of the Firearms (Firearm Certificates for Non-Residents) Act 2000 (prohibition of false information and alteration of firearm certificates).]

Robbery and burglary

17. F49[Any offence under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.]

18. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991

(a) section 2 (damaging property);

(b) section 3 (threat to damage property);

(c) section 4 (possessing any thing with intent to damage property).

F50[Offences relating to passports.

18A. An offence under any paragraph of section 20(1) of the Passports Act 2008.]

Road Traffic Act offences

19. Any offence under the following provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1961

(a) section 53 (dangerous driving causing death or serious bodily harm);

F51[(b) section 106 (duties on occurrence of accident);]

F52[(c) section 112 (towing vehicle without authority).]

Offences in relation to aircraft and vehicles

20. Any offence under section 11 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1973 (unlawful seizure of aircraft).

21. Any offence under section 3 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1975 (unlawful acts against the safety of aviation).

22. Any offence under section 10 of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 (unlawful seizure of vehicles).

F53[Maritime security offences

22A. Any offence under section 2 of the Maritime Security Act 2004.]

Forgery etc. offences

23. F54[]

24. F54[]

Offences against the State

F55[25. Any offence under the Offences against the State Acts, 1939 to 1998.]

26. Treason.

Drugs offences

27. A drug trafficking offence within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994.

F56[27A. F57[]]

Public order offences

28. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994

(a) section 14 (riot);

(b) section 15 (violent disorder);

F58[(c) section 16 (affray), and

(d) section 17 (blackmail, extortion and demanding money with menaces).]

F59[Organised Crime.

28A. An offence under section 71, F60[71A,] 72 or 73 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.]

Accomplices

29. References in this Schedule to an offence include references to participation as an accomplice of a person who commits the offence.

Attempts and conspiracy

F61[30. An offence of attempting or conspiring to commit, or inciting the commission of, any offence mentioned in this Schedule.]

F62[Torture

31. Any offence under the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act, 2000.]

F63[Offences against United Nations workers

32. Any offence under the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act, 2000.]

F64[Suppression of Terrorism.

33. Any offence under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005.]

F65[Offences under the Prisons Act 2007.

34. Any offence under section 36 of the Prisons Act 2007.]

F66[Money Laundering.

35. Any offence under Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.]

F67[Offences relating to psychoactive substances.

36. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010

(a) section 3 (prohibition of sale, etc. of psychoactive substances);

(b) section 4 (prohibition of sale of certain objects);

(c) section 5 (prohibition of advertising of psychoactive substances, etc.);

(d) section 8(6) (failure or refusal to comply with a prohibition order);

(e) section 10(8) (failure or refusal to comply with a closure order).]

F68[Offences relating to biological weapons

37. An offence under section 2 or 3 of the Biological Weapons Act 2011.]

F70[Offences relating to female genital mutilation

38. An offence under section 2, 3 or 4 of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012.]

F70[Offences Relating to Information Systems

39. An offence under section 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017.]

F70[Corruption Offences

39A. Any offence under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2010.

40. An offence under any section, other than section 18(1), of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018.]

F71[Offences under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018

41. Any offence under section 23 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.]

F72[Offence under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020

42. An offence under section 2 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020.]

F73[Offences under the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021

43. Any offence under the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021.]

F74[Offences relating to smuggling of persons

43. Any offence under section 2 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000.

44. Any offence under section 6, 7, 8 or 14 of the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021.]

F75[Offences under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024

45. An offence under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F35

Deleted (19.08.1997) by Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 (26/1997), s. 30(a)-(c), commenced as per s. 32(2).

F36

Inserted (31.10.2006) by International Criminal Court Act 2006 (30/2006), s. 66 and sch. 3, para. 6, commenced on enactment.

F37

Substituted (19.08.1997) by Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 (26/1997), s. 30(d), commenced as per. s. 32(2).

F38

Inserted (1.11.2023) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 66(a)(i), (ii), S.I. No. 525 of 2023, art. 3(g).

F39

Substituted (1.11.2023) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 66(a)(iii), S.I. No. 525 of 2023, art. 3(g).

F40

Inserted (25.08.2009) by Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(i), S.I. No. 330 of 2009.

F41

Inserted (7.06.2008) by Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), s. 14, commenced as per s. 15(2).

F42

Substituted (2.06.2006) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 (15/2006), s. 7(4), commenced on enactment.

F43

Inserted (29.07.1998) by Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (22/1998), s. 12, commenced as per s. 1(2).

F44

Inserted (27.03.2017) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), s. 50, S.I. No. 112 of 2017.

F45

Inserted (7.03.2007) by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 4(3), commenced on enactment.

F46

Substituted (18.05.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), s. 17(a), S.I. No. 236 of 2007.

F47

Substituted (18.05.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), s. 17(b), S.I. No. 236 of 2007.

F48

Substituted (18.05.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), s. 17(c), S.I. No. 236 of 2007.

F49

Substituted (1.08.2002) by Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (50/2001), s. 64, S.I. No. 252 of 2002.

F50

Inserted (1.11.2008) by Passports Act 2008 (4/2008), s. 25, S.I. No. 412 of 2008.

F51

Substituted (14.08.2017) by Criminal Justice Act 2017 (14/2017), s. 10, S.I. No. 359 of 2017.

F52

Inserted (14.08.2017) by Criminal Justice Act 2017 (14/2017), s. 10, S.I. No. 359 of 2017.

F53

Inserted (19.07.2004) by Maritime Security Act 2004 (29/2004), s. 12, commenced on enactment.

F54

Deleted (1.08.2002) by Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (50/2001), s. 64, S.I. No. 252 of 2002.

F55

Substituted (3.09.1998) by Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (39/1998), s. 16, commenced on enactment.

F56

Inserted (5.09.2000) by Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 (29/2000), s. 8, S.I. No. 266 of 2000.

F57

Deleted (31.12.2021) by Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (42/2021), s. 22(a), S.I. No. 772 of 2021.

F58

Substituted and inserted (25.08.2009) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(ii), S.I. No. 330 of 2009.

F59

Inserted (1.08.2006) by Criminal Justice Act 2006 (26/2006), s. 79, S.I. No. 390 of 2006.

F60

Inserted (23.07.2009) by Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (32/2009), s. 15, commenced on enactment.

F61

Substituted (18.05.2007) by Criminal Justice Act 2007 (29/2007), s. 17(d), S.I. No. 236 of 2007.

F62

Inserted (14.06.2000) by Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000 (11/2000), s. 10, commenced on enactment.

F63

Inserted (28.06.2000) by Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000 (16/2000), s. 9, commenced on enactment.

F64

Inserted (8.03.2005) by Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (2/2005), s. 60, commenced on enactment.

F65

Inserted (25.08.2009) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(iv), S.I. No. 330 of 2009.

F66

Inserted (15.07.2010) by Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (6/2010), s. 113, S.I. No. 342 of 2010.

F67

Inserted (23.08.2010) by Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 (22/2010), s. 23, S.I. No. 401 of 2010.

F68

Inserted (10.07.2011) by Biological Weapons Act 2011 (13/2011), s. 13, commenced on enactment.

F69

Inserted (30.07.2018) by Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 (9/2018), s. 25, S.I. No. 298 of 2018.

F70

Substituted (1.11.2023) by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), s. 66(b), S.I. No. 525 of 2023, art. 3(g).

F71

Inserted (1.01.2019) by Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (31/2018), s. 29, S.I. No. 594 of 2018.

F72

Inserted (10.02.2021) by Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (32/2020), s. 9, S.I. No. 53 of 2021.

F73

Inserted (28.07.2021) by Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021 (13/2021), s. 16 and sch. 3, S.I. No. 378 of 2021.

F74

Inserted (31.12.2021) by Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (42/2021), s. 22(b), S.I. No. 772 of 2021.

F75

Inserted (24.05.2024) by Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 (8/2024), s. 3, S.I. No. 232 of 2024.

F76

Substituted by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(iii), not commenced as of date of revision.

Modifications (not altering text):

C7

Prospective amending provision: para. 28A substituted by Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (28/2009), s. 48(c)(iii), not commenced as of date of revision.

F76[ Offences under the Criminal Justice Act 2006.

28A. Any offence under the following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2006

(a) section 71, 72 or 73 (organised crime);

(b) section 176 (reckless endangerment of children);

(c) section 183 (possession of article intended for use in connection with certain offences);

(d) section 183A (possession of monies intended for use in connection with certain offences).]

Editorial Notes:

E13

Previous affecting provision: paras. 39, 40 inserted (28.07.2021) by Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021 (13/2021), s. 16(2) and sch. 3, S.I. No. 378 of 2021; substituted (1.11.2023) as per F-note above.

E14

Prevous affecting provision: para. 39 inserted (12.06.2017) by Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 (11/2017), s. 14, S.I. No. 249 of 2017; substituted (1.11.2023) as per F-note above.

E15

Previous affecting provision: para. 38 inserted (20.09.2012) by Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 (11/2012), s. 14, S.I. No. 353 of 2012; substituted (1.11.2023) as per F-note above.

E16

The amending provision which inserted s. 71A into para. 28A came into effect before the substitution of the entire paragraph by the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, s. 48(c)(iii). This arose because both pieces of legislation were passing through the Oireachtas around the same time. To avoid undoing the insertion of s. 71A, the later provision has not been commenced.

E17

Previous affecting provision: para. 27A inserted (5.09.2000) by Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 (29/2000), s. 8, S.I. No. 266 of 2000; deleted (31.12.2021) as per F-note above.