Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill 2001
Public bill · Government · Presented
Would make piracy a criminal offence in Irish territorial waters and, in line with international law, on the high seas, with penalties of up to 20 years in prison. It would give Gardaí, customs officials, fisheries officers and the Naval Service powers to stop, search, board and detain ships, investigate piracy and serious collision-rule breaches, and arrest suspects.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the repression of acts of piracy committed by the crew or passengers on board ships within the territorial seas and internal waters of the State and, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea done at Montego Bay, Jamaica on 10 December 1982, on the high seas; for the investigation of and punishment of such acts and of infringements of the collision regulations under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894; and to provide for connected matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
- Minister for Marine and Natural Resources Primary
- First StageSeanad
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Postal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001, Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Leave to Withdraw. Dáil
- Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill, 2001: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill, 2001: Order for Second Stage. Seanad
- Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill, 2001: Second Stage. Seanad
- Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill, 2001: Committee Stage. Seanad