Immigration Act 2004
Offences and power of arrest without warrant.
13.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(2) A member of the Garda Síochána may arrest without warrant a person whom he or she reasonably suspects to have committed an offence under this Act (other than section 10) or F23[an offence under section 7 (6) of the Employment Permits Act 2024 consisting of a contravention of section 7 (1) of that Act].
Annotations
Amendments:
F23
Substituted (2.09.2024) by Employment Permits Act 2024 (17/2024), s. 77(b), S.I. No. 443 of 2024.
Editorial Notes:
E12
A fine of €3,000 translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 5(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.