(LRC Revised)

Number 36 of 2009

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT 2009

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

Courts and Court Officers Act 2009

. 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

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

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

36

of

2009

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT 2009

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definition.

3. Regulations.

4. Expenses.

PART 2

Temporary Custody

5. Definitions (

Part 2

).

6. Persons held for

section 7

purposes.

7. Purposes of temporary custody.

8. Beginning and end of temporary custody.

9. Consequences of placement in temporary custody.

10. Handing over of medications, etc., when person in temporary custody.

11. Functions of holding area officer.

12. Regulations relating to temporary custody.

PART 3

Combined Court Office

13. Definitions (

Part 3

).

14. Establishment of combined court offices.

15. Variation of functions or dissolution of combined court office.

16. Consultations.

17. Special Criminal Court.

18. Combined court office: deemed powers and functions.

19. Combined court office manager.

20. Management and control of combined court office.

21. Staff of combined court office.

22. Functions of staff.

23. Continuity of administration of justice not to be affected.

24. Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998.

PART 4

Miscellaneous Provisions

25. Amendment of section 22 of Criminal Procedure Act 1967.

26. Amendment of section 24 of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851.

Acts Referred to

Court Officers Act 1926

1926, No. 26

Courts Service Act 1998

1998, No. 8

Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994

1994, No. 2

Criminal Justice Act 2007

2007, No. 29

Criminal Procedure Act 1967

1967, No. 12

Offences Against the State Act 1939

1939, No. 13

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851

14 & 15 Vic., c.93

Prisons Act 2007

2007, No. 10

Number

36

of

2009

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT 2009

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLACEMENT IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF CERTAIN DETAINED PERSONS

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR APPEARANCE BEFORE A COURT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF COMBINED COURT OFFICES; TO AMEND THE COURTS SERVICE ACT 1998, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

ACT 1967 AND THE PETTY SESSIONS (IRELAND) ACT 1851, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[24

th November

, 2009]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS

AS FOLLOWS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definition.

3. Regulations.

4. Expenses.

PART 2

Temporary Custody

5. Definitions (

Part 2

).

6. Persons held for

section 7

purposes.

7. Purposes of temporary custody.

8. Beginning and end of temporary custody.

9. Consequences of placement in temporary custody.

10. Handing over of medications, etc., when person in temporary custody.

11. Functions of holding area officer.

12. Regulations relating to temporary custody.

PART 3

Combined Court Office

13. Definitions (

Part 3

).

14. Establishment of combined court offices.

15. Variation of functions or dissolution of combined court office.

16. Consultations.

17. Special Criminal Court.

18. Combined court office: deemed powers and functions.

19. Combined court office manager.

20. Management and control of combined court office.

21. Staff of combined court office.

22. Functions of staff.

23. Continuity of administration of justice not to be affected.

24. Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998.

PART 4

Miscellaneous Provisions

25. Amendment of section 22 of Criminal Procedure Act 1967.

26. Amendment of section 24 of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851.

Number

36

of

2009