Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009
Number 19 of 2009
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SURVEILLANCE) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2024
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009. 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.
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Number 19 of 2009
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SURVEILLANCE) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2024
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
4. Application for authorisation.
6. Variation or renewal of authorisation.
7. Approval for surveillance in cases of urgency.
9. Retention of materials relating to applications and reports.
10. Restriction of disclosure of existence of authorisations and other documents.
12. Review of operation of this Act by designated judge.
13. Confidentiality of information.
14. Admissibility of evidence.
15. Disclosure of information.
17. Amendment of Garda Síochána Act 2005.
Acts Referred to
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1961,No. 39 |
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1984,No. 22 |
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2006,No. 26 |
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2005,No. 2 |
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1997,No. 14 |
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Customs Consolidation Act 1876 |
39 & 40, Vict. Ch. 36 |
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1979,No. 1 |
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1990,No. 6 |
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1954,No. 18 |
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1999,No. 2 |
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2001,No. 7 |
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2003,No. 3 |
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2005,No. 5 |
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2005, No. 20 |
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Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 |
1993,No. 10 |
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1983,No. 24 |
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1997,No. 39 |
Number 19 of 2009
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SURVEILLANCE) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 15 May 2024
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR SURVEILLANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF ARRESTABLE OFFENCES, THE PREVENTION OF SUSPECTED ARRESTABLE OFFENCES AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE STATE AGAINST SUBVERSIVE AND TERRORIST THREATS, TO AMEND THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA ACT 2005 AND THE COURTS (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1961 AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH.
[12th July, 2009]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Record held or created by the Gardaí under Act excluded from application of Freedom of Information Act 2014 (14.10.2014) by Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), s. 42(b)(ix), commenced on enactment subject to s. 1(3).