1997/14
Criminal Law Act 1997
Introduced
2 April 1996
Last action
22 April 1997 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Justice
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 April 2018
Official titles
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1 official language
Irish
An tAcht um an Dlí Coiriúil, 1997
Summary
Act to abolish all distinctions between felony and misdemeanour and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to any such distinction, to abolish penal servitude, hard labour, prison divisions and corporal punishment, and to provide for certain other matters connected with the matters aforesaid
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Timeline
2 April 1996
Published
2 April 1996
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
16 May 1996
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 November 1996
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
18 December 1996
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
18 December 1996
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 February 1997
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
10 April 1997
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
10 April 1997
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
10 April 1997
Fifth Stage
Enacted
Source: Seanad Éireann
22 April 1997
Enacted
22 April 1997
Enacted
22 April 1997
Enacted
Enacted
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
Criminal Law Act 1997
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Criminal Law Act 1997
pdf · EN · 22 April 1997
As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
pdf · EN · 15 April 1997
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Sponsors
- Minister for Justice · Minister for Justice
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Direct relationships
- Legal framework · Criminal Law Act 1997 · 1997/14 · IE
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Same ireland record bill-1996-17 projected from PoliticalRepo IE row.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1996/17/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/1996/17
- ireland · bill-1996-17 · source updated 12 April 2018