Enacted 25/2021
Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Introduced
- 23 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Updates multiple criminal justice laws spanning firearms, drugs, and parole to modernise enforcement and procedures.
- Some amendments apply retrospectively in certain circumstances, affecting cases already decided or sentences already imposed.
- Repeals or amends outdated 19th-century acts (Dublin Police Magistrates 1808, Illicit Distillation 1831, Refreshment Houses 1860).
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil23 Feb 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil28 Apr 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil28 Apr 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad6 Oct 2021
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil6 Oct 2021
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil6 Oct 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad3 Nov 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad10 Nov 2021
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad1 Dec 2021
- Enacted8 Dec 2021