Criminal Justice (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill 1999

Public bill · Government · Presented

Creates an independent Irish–British Commission to receive and share information helping families locate the remains of people killed by unlawful organisations before 10 April 1998. It protects informants from criminal prosecution based on information supplied, keeps information confidential, allows Gardaí to search for remains, and permits related inquests to be held by another coroner.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make provision in relation to the Independent Commission for the location of victims' remains established under the Agreement between the Government and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland done at Dublin on the 27th day of April, 1999, to amend section 24 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 20 November 2019