Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017

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The Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 is an act of the Oireachtas dealing with cybercrime. [1]

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Previous legislation

Previous laws dealing with computer crime in Ireland were the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences Act) 2001. [1] Neither of these were specifically intended to deal with computer crime. [1]

In May 2017, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald brought forward the legislation. [1]

Offences

The act introduces new offences relating to:

The Act amends the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Bail Act 1997 and Criminal Justice Act 2011. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reidy, Diane (2019-04-15). "Away in a hack". Law Society of Ireland . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017". gov.ie . 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. 1 2 Finlay, Adam; Hughes, Ruth. "iclg.com > Practice Areas > Cybersecurity > Ireland". iclg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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