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Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Justice
- Introduced
- 10 Jun 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Changes section 8 of Garda Síochána Act 2005 from "institute and conduct" to "institute or conduct" prosecutions in summary courts.
- Allows a different Garda member to conduct a prosecution initiated by another member, rather than requiring the same member.
- Applies retroactively to prosecutions instituted before or after the amendment comes into force.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil10 Jun 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil14 Jun 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil14 Jun 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil15 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil15 Jun 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad15 Jun 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad16 Jun 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad16 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad16 Jun 2022
- Enacted17 Jun 2022
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