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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 11 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 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 (Offences Relating to
Information Systems) Act 2017
. 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
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025
(2/2025), enacted 14 April 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including
the
Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 107 of 2025), made 2 April 2025, were considered in the preparation of
this Revised Act.
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Number
11
of
2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES
RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to
2 April 2025
CONTENTS
1. Interpretation
2. Accessing information system without lawful
authority, etc.
3. Interference with information system without
lawful authority
4. Interference with data without lawful
authority
5. Intercepting transmission of data without lawful
authority
6. Use of computer programme, password, code or data
for purposes of section 2, 3, 4 or 5
7. Search warrant
8. Penalties
9. Liability for offences by body corporate,
etc.
10. Jurisdiction
11. Evidence in proceedings for offences outside
State
12. Double jeopardy
13. Amendment of Criminal Damage Act 1991
14. Amendment of Bail Act 1997
15. Amendment of Criminal Justice Act
2011
16. Expenses
17. Short title and commencement
Acts Referred to
Bail Act 1997
(No. 16)
Companies Act 2014
(No. 38)
Criminal Damage Act 1991
(No. 31)
Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act
2012
(No. 11)
Criminal Justice Act 1951
(No. 2)
Criminal Justice Act 2011
(No. 22)
Garda Síochána Act 2005
(No.
20)
Police (Property) Act 1897
(60 & 61 Vict.
c.30)
Number
11
of
2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OFFENCES
RELATING TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to
2 April 2025
An Act to give effect to certain
provisions of Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of
12
August 2013
1
on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision
2005/222/JHA; for those and other purposes to amend the
Criminal Damage Act 1991
, the
Bail Act 1997
and the
Criminal Justice Act
2011
; and to provide for related matters.
[24
th May
, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas
as follows
CONTENTS
1. Interpretation
2. Accessing information system without lawful
authority, etc.
3. Interference with information system without
lawful authority
4. Interference with data without lawful
authority
5. Intercepting transmission of data without lawful
authority
6. Use of computer programme, password, code or data
for purposes of section 2, 3, 4 or 5
7. Search warrant
8. Penalties
9. Liability for offences by body corporate,
etc.
10. Jurisdiction
11. Evidence in proceedings for offences outside
State
12. Double jeopardy
13. Amendment of Criminal Damage Act 1991
14. Amendment of Bail Act 1997
15. Amendment of Criminal Justice Act
2011
16. Expenses
17. Short title and commencement
Number
11
of
2017