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.

All Acts up to and including the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025 (2/2025), enacted 14 April 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), made 2 April 2025, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 11 of 2017


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017

REVISED

Updated to 2 April 2025




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: