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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 31 of 1996
CRIMINAL ASSETS BUREAU ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 10 April 2023
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 Assets Bureau 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
Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act
2023
(9/2023), enacted 5 April 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and
including
Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023
(S.I.
No. 163 of 2023), made 5 April 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised
Act.
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Number
31
of
1996
CRIMINAL ASSETS BUREAU ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 10 April
2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Establishment day.
3.
Establishment of Bureau.
4.
Objectives of Bureau.
5.
Functions of Bureau.
6.
Conferral of additional functions on Bureau.
7.
Chief Bureau Officer.
8.
Bureau officers.
9.
Staff of Bureau.
10.
Anonymity.
11.
Identification.
12.
Obstruction.
13.
Intimidation.
14.
Search warrants.
14A.
Order to make material available.
14B.
Disclosure prejudicial to
making available of material under
section 14A
.
14C.
Property held in trust.
15.
Assault.
16.
Arrest.
17.
Prosecution of offences under
section 13
or
15
.
18.
Special leave and compensation, etc.
19.
Advances by Minister to Bureau and audit of accounts of Bureau by Comptroller and
Auditor General.
20.
Accounting for tax.
21.
Reports and information to Minister.
22.
Expenses.
23.
Amendment of section 19A
(anonymity) of Finance Act, 1983.
(Repealed)
24.
Amendment of certain taxation provisions.
25.
Amendment of section 5 (enquiries or action by inspector or other officer) of the
Waiver of Certain Tax, Interest and Penalties Act, 1993.
26.
Short title.
Number
31
of
1996
CRIMINAL ASSETS BUREAU ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 10 April
2023
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CRIMINAL
ASSETS BUREAU AND TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS AND TO AMEND THE
FINANCE ACT, 1983
, AND THE
WAIVER OF CERTAIN TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACT, 1993
, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [11
th October
, 1996]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Establishment day.
3.
Establishment of Bureau.
4.
Objectives of Bureau.
5.
Functions of Bureau.
6.
Conferral of additional functions on Bureau.
7.
Chief Bureau Officer.
8.
Bureau officers.
9.
Staff of Bureau.
10.
Anonymity.
11.
Identification.
12.
Obstruction.
13.
Intimidation.
14.
Search warrants.
14A.
Order to make material available.
14B.
Disclosure prejudicial to
making available of material under
section 14A
.
14C.
Property held in trust.
15.
Assault.
16.
Arrest.
17.
Prosecution of offences under
section 13
or
15
.
18.
Special leave and compensation, etc.
19.
Advances by Minister to Bureau and audit of accounts of Bureau by Comptroller and
Auditor General.
20.
Accounting for tax.
21.
Reports and information to Minister.
22.
Expenses.
23.
Amendment of section 19A
(anonymity) of Finance Act, 1983.
(Repealed)
24.
Amendment of certain taxation provisions.
25.
Amendment of section 5 (enquiries or action by inspector or other officer) of the
Waiver of Certain Tax, Interest and Penalties Act, 1993.
26.
Short title.