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Number 10 of 1999

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1999

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Citation and commencement.
3.	Expenses.

PART II

Amendments to Provide for New Drug Related Offence

4.	Amendment of Act of 1977.
5.	Amendment of penalty provisions of Act of 1977.
6.	Amendment of defence provisions of Act of 1977.
7.	Amendment of Act of 1994.

PART III

Amendments to Abolish Preliminary Examinations

8.	Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1967.
9.	Insertion of Part IA in Act of 1967.
10.	Amendment or repeal of other provisions of Act of 1967.
11.	Amendment of Offences against the State Act, 1939.
12.	Amendment of Act of 1962.
13.	Amendment of Act of 1973.
14.	Amendment of Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976.
15.	Amendment of Act of 1981.
16.	Amendment of Act of 1984.
17.	Amendment of Act of 1990.
18.	Amendment of sections 5, 7 and 13 of Act of 1992.
19.	Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1992.
20.	Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1992.
21.	Amendment of Act of 1997.
22.	Repeal of other enactments.
23.	Transitional provision.
24.	Amendment of section 3 of Offences against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998.

PART IV

Amendments Relating to Confiscation Orders

25.	Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1994.
26.	Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1994.
27.	Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1994.
28.	Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1994.

PART V

Guilty Pleas and Certificate Evidence

29.	Guilty pleas.
30.	Certificate evidence relating to custody of exhibits.

PART VI

Extradition and Other Matters

31.	Offences under the law of Northern Ireland.
32.	Offences under the law of Scotland.
33.	Amendment of Extradition Acts, 1965 to 1994.
34.	Amendment of Act of 1984.
35.	Amendment of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
36.	Amendment of section 15 of Offences against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998.
37.	Amendment of section 18 of Offences against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998.
38.	Abolition of “year and a day” rule.
39.	Witnesses in fear or subject to intimidation.
40.	Relocated witnesses.
41.	Intimidation etc. of witnesses, jurors and others.
42.	Arrest and detention of prisoners in connection with investigation of other offences.

Acts Referred to
	Courts (No. 2) Act, 1986	1986, No. 26
	Courts of Justice Act, 1924	1924, No. 10
	Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961	1961, No. 39
	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992	1992, No. 12
	Criminal Justice Act, 1951	1951, No. 2
	Criminal Justice Act, 1960	1960, No. 27
	Criminal Justice Act, 1984	1984, No. 22
	Criminal Justice Act, 1993	1993, No. 6
	Criminal Justice Act, 1994	1994, No. 15
	Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996	1996, No. 29
	Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990	1990, No. 34
	Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act, 1962	1962, No. 12
	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997	1997, No. 4
	Criminal Law Act, 1997	1997, No. 14
	Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976	1976, No. 14
	Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981	1981, No. 10
	Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990	1990, No. 32
	Criminal Procedure Act, 1967	1967, No. 12
	Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1973	1973, No. 16
	Explosive Substances Act, 1883	46 & 47 Vic., c. 3
	Extradition Act, 1965	1965, No. 17
	Extradition (Amendment) Act, 1994	1994, No. 6
	Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977	1977, No. 12
	Offences against the State Act, 1939	1939, No. 13
	Offences against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998	1998, No. 39
	Prisons Act, 1970	1970, No. 11

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Number 10 of 1999

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1999

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW DRUG OFFENCE, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKERS, TO ESTABLISH RULES RELATING TO THE SENTENCING OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS, TO PROVIDE FOR EVIDENCE BY CERTIFICATE IN RELATION TO EXHIBITS, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION, FOR EXTRADITION PURPOSES, OF CERTAIN OFFENCES UNDER THE LAW OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND AND THE LAW DEFINING THE JUDGES WHO HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR EXTRADITION MATTERS, TO ABOLISH THE “YEAR AND A DAY” RULE, TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1984, TO AMEND THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1998, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GIVING OF EVIDENCE THROUGH A LIVE TELEVISION LINK BY WITNESSES IN FEAR OR SUBJECT TO INTIMIDATION, FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WHEREABOUTS AND IDENTITY OF WITNESSES UNDER A GARDA SíOCHáNA WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME, FOR THE OFFENCE OF INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES, JURORS AND OTHER PERSONS AND FOR THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF PRISONERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF OFFENCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS. [26th May, 1999]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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