Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017
Number 11 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017. 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 11 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
CONTENTS
2. Accessing information system without lawful authority, etc.
3. Interference with information system without lawful authority
4. Interference with data without lawful authority
5. Intercepting transmission of data without lawful authority
6. Use of computer programme, password, code or data for purposes of section 2, 3, 4 or 5
9. Liability for offences by body corporate, etc.
11. Evidence in proceedings for offences outside State
13. Amendment of Criminal Damage Act 1991
14. Amendment of Bail Act 1997
Acts Referred to
Bail Act 1997 (No. 16)
Companies Act 2014 (No. 38)
Criminal Damage Act 1991 (No. 31)
Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 (No. 11)
Criminal Justice Act 1951 (No. 2)
Criminal Justice Act 2011 (No. 22)
Garda Síochána Act 2005 (No. 20)
Police (Property) Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c.30)
Number 11 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
An Act to give effect to certain provisions of Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 20131 on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA; for those and other purposes to amend the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Bail Act 1997 and the Criminal Justice Act 2011; and to provide for related matters.
[24th May, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: