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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 29 of 1996
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (DRUG TRAFFICKING) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2025
Changes to legislation
as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.
This Revised Act is an
administrative consolidation of the
Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996
.
It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under
the
Law Reform Commission Act 1975
(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to
undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the
Statute Law Revision Act 2025
(10/2025), enacted 23 July 2025, and all statutory
instruments up to and including the
Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels, Moisture Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
(S.I. No. 389 of 2025), made 1 August 2025, were considered in the preparation of
this
Revised Act.
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Number
20
of
1996
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (DRUG TRAFFICKING)
ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Powers of
detention.
3.
Amendment of Act of
1990.
4.
Rearrest.
5.
Application of certain
provisions of Act of 1984.
6.
Regulations regarding officers
of customs and excise.
7.
Inferences from failure of
accused to mention particular facts.
(Repealed)
8.
Search warrants.
9.
Amendment of Public Dance
Halls Act, 1935.
10.
Expenses.
11.
Duration of certain
sections.
(Repealed)
12.
Short title and
commencement.
Number
29
of
1996
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (DRUG
TRAFFICKING) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 August 2025
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR
ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DETENTION BY THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA OF SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
FOLLOWING ARREST, TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SEARCH WARRANTS BY CERTAIN
MEMBERS
OF THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA IN THE CASE OF SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES AND FOR THE
ATTENDANCE OF OFFICERS OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AT, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF SUCH OFFICERS
IN,
THE QUESTIONING OF CERTAIN ARRESTED PERSONS BY THE GARDA SÍOCHÁNA AND TO PROVIDE FOR
RELATED MATTERS. [31
st July
, 1996]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS
FOLLOWS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Powers of
detention.
3.
Amendment of Act of
1990.
4.
Rearrest.
5.
Application of certain
provisions of Act of 1984.
6.
Regulations regarding officers
of customs and excise.
7.
Inferences from failure of
accused to mention particular facts.
(Repealed)
8.
Search warrants.
9.
Amendment of Public Dance
Halls Act, 1935.
10.
Expenses.
11.
Duration of certain
sections.
(Repealed)
12.
Short title and
commencement.