(LRC Revised)

Number 38 of 1996

SEXUAL OFFENCES (JURISDICTION) ACT 1996

REVISED

Updated to 31 August 2024

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

Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) 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

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and

Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

(30/2024), enacted 23 July

2024, and all statutory instruments up to and including the

Waste Management

(Landfill Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(S.I. No. 442 of 2024), made 2

September 2024, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

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Number

38

of

1996

SEXUAL OFFENCES (JURISDICTION) ACT 1996

REVISED

Updated to 31 August

2024

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Sexual offences committed

outside State.

3.

Offence to transport person

for purposes of enabling offence to which

section 2

(1)

relates to be committed.

4.

Offence to publish information

likely to promote etc. commission of offence to which

section

2

(1)

relates.

5.

Offences by bodies

corporate.

6.

Penalties.

7.

Proceedings to which

subsections (1), (2)

and

(6)

of

section 2

relate.

8.

Evidence as to a person's

age.

9.

Double jeopardy.

10.

Power of search.

11.

Short title.

SCHEDULE

Number

38

of

1996

SEXUAL OFFENCES (JURISDICTION) ACT 1996

REVISED

Updated to 31 August

2024

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE CRIMINAL LAW OF THE STATE TO SEXUAL ACTS INVOLVING CHILDREN DONE

OUTSIDE THE STATE BY CITIZENS OF THE STATE OR BY PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE

STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [19

th December

, 1996]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Sexual offences committed

outside State.

3.

Offence to transport person

for purposes of enabling offence to which

section 2

(1)

relates to be committed.

4.

Offence to publish information

likely to promote etc. commission of offence to which

section

2

(1)

relates.

5.

Offences by bodies

corporate.

6.

Penalties.

7.

Proceedings to which

subsections (1), (2)

and

(6)

of

section 2

relate.

8.

Evidence as to a person's

age.

9.

Double jeopardy.

10.

Power of search.

11.

Short title.

SCHEDULE

Number

38

of

1996