Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018
Number 9 of 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CORRUPTION OFFENCES) ACT 2018
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018. 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 Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (28/2023), enacted 31 October 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), made 31 October 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 9 of 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CORRUPTION OFFENCES) ACT 2018
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
CONTENTS
Preliminary and General
1. Short title and commencement
Corruption Offences
5. Active and passive corruption
6. Active and passive trading in influence
7. Corruption in relation to office, employment, position or business
8. Giving gift, consideration or advantage that may be used to facilitate offence under this Act
9. Creating or using false document
Corruption Occurring Partly in or outside State
11. Corruption occurring partly in State
12. Corruption occurring outside State
13. Location of proceedings relating to offences committed outside State
Presumptions Relating to Corruption
14. Presumption of corrupt gift, consideration or advantage
15. Presumption of corrupt donation
16. Presumption of corrupt enrichment
Penalties and Enforcement
18. Offences under this Act and bodies corporate
20. Seizure of suspected bribe
22. Application of sections 40, 41, 42 and 45 of Criminal Justice Act 1994 to seized property
Miscellaneous
23. Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 1994
24. Amendment of section 16B(1) of Proceeds of Crime Act 1996
25. Amendment of Schedule to Bail Act 1997
26. Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
27. Amendment of section 7 of Criminal Procedure Act 2010
28. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Criminal Justice Act 2011
29. Amendment of Electoral Act 1992
30. Amendment of Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937
31. Amendment of Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947
32. Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997
33. Amendment of section 16(1) of Local Government Act 2001
Irish Public Bodies
Enactments Repealed
Acts Referred to
Bail Act 1997 (No. 16)
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24)
Companies Act 2014 (No. 38)
Coroners Act 1962 (No. 9)
Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No. 6)
Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (No. 50)
Criminal Justice Act 1994 (No. 15)
Criminal Justice Act 1999 (No. 10)
Criminal Justice Act 2011 (No. 22)
Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27)
Defence Act 1954 (No. 18)
Electoral Act 1992 (No. 23)
Electoral Act 1997 (No. 25)
Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22)
European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27)
European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2)
Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999 (No. 7)
Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)
Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (No. 43)
Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (No. 12)
Official Secrets Act 1963 (No. 1)
Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016
Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 27)
Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2010 (No. 33)
Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 34)
Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 64)
Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2010
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 1)
Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 (No. 30)
Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 69)
Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 (No. 42)
Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 (No. 30)
Number 9 of 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CORRUPTION OFFENCES) ACT 2018
REVISED
Updated to 1 November 2023
An Act to amend the law regarding the prevention of corruption (including offences relating to corruption) and, in doing so, to give effect to the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union done at Brussels on 26 May 19971 O.J. No. C195, 25. 6.1997, p.2 , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions adopted at Paris on 21 November 1997, the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption done at Strasbourg on 27 January 1999, the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption done at Strasbourg on 15 May 2003 and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption done at New York on 31 October 2003 and to give partial effect to Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 20172 O.J. No. L198, 28. 7.2017, p.28 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law; for that purpose, to repeal the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 2010 and to provide for consequential amendments to other enactments; and to provide for related matters.
[5th June, 2018]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: