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Withdrawn Dáil
No. 54 of 1997

Criminal Justice Bill, 1997

Public bill · Government · Presented

Creates a new drug offence and strengthens criminal prosecutions, drug-trafficking penalties, guilty-plea sentencing and evidence rules, while updating some Northern Irish and Scottish extradition arrangements.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to create a new drug offence, to amend the law relating to proceedings in criminal matters, to amend the law relating to enforcement of penalties against drug traffickers, to establish rules relating to the sentencing of persons who have entered guilty pleas, to provide for evidence by certificate in relation to exhibits, to amend the law relating to the certification, for extradition purposes, of certain offences under the law of Northern Ireland and Scotland, and to provide for other related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
Debate
  • Criminal Justice Bill, 1997: Leave to Withdraw.
    Dáil

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