Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

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Number 30 of 2024


COURTS, CIVIL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW AND SUPERANNUATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2024


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

PART 2

Number of Ordinary Judges of Court of Appeal

2. Amendment of section 1A of Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961

PART 3

Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

3. Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

PART 4

Amendment of Immigration Act 2003

4. Amendment of Immigration Act 2003

PART 5

Amendment of International Protection Act 2015

5. Definition (Part 5)

6. Revocation

7. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 2015

8. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2015

9. Amendment of section 50A of Act of 2015

10. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 2015

11. Amendment of section 51A of Act of 2015

12. Amendment of section 62 of Act of 2015

13. Amendment of section 72A of Act of 2015

PART 6

Amendment of Judicial Council Act 2019

14. Amendment of Judicial Council Act 2019

PART 7

Amendment of Broadcasting Act 2009

15. Definition (Part 7)

16. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2009

17. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2009

18. Amendment of section 139ZG of Act of 2009

19. Insertion of Chapter 1A into Part 8B of Act of 2009

20. Amendment of section 139ZK of Act of 2009

21. Amendment of section 139ZS of Act of 2009

22. Amendment of section 139ZW of Act of 2009

PART 8

Amendment of Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

23. Amendment of section 36 of Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

PART 9

Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

24. Amendment of Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990

PART 10

Miscellaneous Amendments

25. Amendment of section 23 of European Arrest Warrant Act 2003

26. Amendment of section 38 of Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023

PART 11

Superannuation

27. Amendment of section 1 of Superannuation (Prison Officers) Act 1919

28. Amendment of section 8 of Civil Service Regulation Act 1956

29. Amendment of section 158 of Local Government Act 2001

30. Amendment of Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

31. Amendment of Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012


Acts Referred to

Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18)

Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 (No. 46)

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 (No. 38)

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 (No. 39)

Courts Act 2023 (No. 12)

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (No. 3)

European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024 (No. 9)

European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 (No. 45)

Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30)

Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (No. 12)

Garda Síochána Act 2005 (No. 20)

Immigration Act 2003 (No. 26)

International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66)

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (No. 26)

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 (No. 33)

Judicial Council Act 2019 (No. 33)

Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (No. 65)

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (No. 1)

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37)

Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 7)

Solicitors Act 1954 (No. 36)

Superannuation (Prison Officers) Act 1919 (No. 67)

Superannuation Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 67)

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Number 30 of 2024


COURTS, CIVIL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW AND SUPERANNUATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2024


An Act to provide for an increase in the number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal and, for that purpose, to amend the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 ; to amend the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 , the Immigration Act 2003 , the International Protection Act 2015 , the Judicial Council Act 2019 , the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 , the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 , the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 and the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 ; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 20211 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online and for that and other purposes to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 ; to amend the law in relation to the age at which certain public servants are required to retire; to confer a power on the Minister for Justice to make regulations relating to the retirement, including varying the retirement age, of certain public servants; to confer a power on the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make regulations relating to the retirement of certain public servants, including varying the age at which such public servants shall retire; for those and other purposes, to amend the Superannuation (Prison Officers) Act 1919 , the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 , the Local Government Act 2001 , the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 and the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 ; and to provide for related matters.

[23rd July, 2024]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

1 OJ No. L 172, 17.5.2021, p.79