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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 22 of 1998
CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT 1998
REVISED
Updated to 21 May 2020
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
Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998
. 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
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
(2/2020), enacted 27 March 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and including
the
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2020
(S.I. No. 182 of 2020), made 21 May 2020, 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
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any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email
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Number
22
of
1998
CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT 1998
REVISED
Updated to 21 May 2020
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Short title and commencement.
2.
Interpretation.
3.
Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.
3A.
Aggravating factor: certain offences under section 3 committed by public official
during performance of duties.
4.
Allowing child to be used for child pornography.
4A.
Organising etc. child prostitution or production of child pornography.
5.
Producing, distributing, etc., child pornography.
5A.
Participation of child in pornographic performance.
6.
Possession of child pornography.
7.
Entry, search and seizure.
8.
Forfeiture.
9.
Offences by bodies corporate.
10.
Amendment of Criminal Evidence Act, 1992.
11.
Amendment of Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996.
12.
Amendment of Bail Act, 1997.
13.
Houses of the Oireachtas.
Acts Referred to
Bail Act, 1997
1997, No. 16
Censorship of Films Acts, 1923 to 1992
Censorship of Publications Acts, 1929 to 1967
Criminal Evidence Act, 1992
1992, No. 12
Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996
1996, No. 38
Video Recordings Acts, 1989 and 1992
Number
22
of
1998
CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT 1998
REVISED
Updated to 21 May 2020
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TRAFFICKING IN, OR THE USE OF, CHILDREN FOR THE PURPOSES OF THEIR
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND THE PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, HANDLING OR POSSESSION OF CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [29
th June
, 1998]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
A number of Acts refer to offences under this Act as disqualifying or potentially
disqualifying offences, or as otherwise meriting certain treatment. They include
•
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016
(4/2016), s. 5 and sch. 1 part 2 para. 17
•
Taxi Regulation Act 2013
(37/2013), ss. 10, 30, 31 and sch. part 2 para. 5
•
Children First Act 2015
(36/2015), s. 2 and sch. 3 para. 10 (included in definition of sexual abuse which
is included in the definition of harm)
•
Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable
Persons) Act 2012
(24/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1 paras. 13 and 15(c)
•
Criminal Procedure Act 2010
(27/2010), s. 7 and sch. para. 11 (for purposes of Part 3, included in definition
of relevant offence)
•
Children Act 2001
(24/2001), ss. 251, 253-257 and sch. 1 para. 9
•
Sex Offenders Act 2001
(18/2001), s. 3 and sch. para. 16
•
Bail Act 1997
(16/1997), s. 1 and sch. para. 12A (included in definition of serious offence)
•
Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996
(38/1996), s. 2 and sch. paras. 9, 10 as inserted
•
Civil Legal Aid Act 1995
(32/1995), s. 26 as amended by
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
(23/2011), s. 3
•
Criminal Evidence Act 1992
(12/1992), s. 2 and Part III
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
A number of Acts refer to offences under this Act as disqualifying or potentially
disqualifying offences, or as otherwise meriting certain treatment. They include
•
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016
(4/2016), s. 5 and sch. 1 part 2 para. 17
•
Taxi Regulation Act 2013
(37/2013), ss. 10, 30, 31 and sch. part 2 para. 5
•
Children First Act 2015
(36/2015), s. 2 and sch. 3 para. 10 (included in definition of sexual abuse which
is included in the definition of harm)
•
Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable
Persons) Act 2012
(24/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1 paras. 13 and 15(c)
•
Criminal Procedure Act 2010
(27/2010), s. 7 and sch. para. 11 (for purposes of Part 3, included in definition
of relevant offence)
•
Children Act 2001
(24/2001), ss. 251, 253-257 and sch. 1 para. 9
•
Sex Offenders Act 2001
(18/2001), s. 3 and sch. para. 16
•
Bail Act 1997
(16/1997), s. 1 and sch. para. 12A (included in definition of serious offence)
•
Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996
(38/1996), s. 2 and sch. paras. 9, 10 as inserted
•
Civil Legal Aid Act 1995
(32/1995), s. 26 as amended by
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
(23/2011), s. 3
•
Criminal Evidence Act 1992
(12/1992), s. 2 and Part III
Section
1.
Short title and commencement.
2.
Interpretation.
3.
Child trafficking and taking, etc., child for sexual exploitation.
3A.
Aggravating factor: certain offences under section 3 committed by public official
during performance of duties.
4.
Allowing child to be used for child pornography.
4A.
Organising etc. child prostitution or production of child pornography.
5.
Producing, distributing, etc., child pornography.
5A.
Participation of child in pornographic performance.
6.
Possession of child pornography.
7.
Entry, search and seizure.
8.
Forfeiture.
9.
Offences by bodies corporate.
10.
Amendment of Criminal Evidence Act, 1992.
11.
Amendment of Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996.
12.
Amendment of Bail Act, 1997.
13.
Houses of the Oireachtas.
Number
22
of
1998