Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010

Public bill · Government · Presented

Allows a person in their home to use reasonable force, including potentially deadly force, against an intruder believed to be entering to commit a crime, without having to retreat. It also protects such a person from civil claims for injury or damage caused by permitted force, while excluding Gardaí and others lawfully carrying out their duties.

Formal long title

relating to the liability of a person regarding the use of force by him or her in his or her dwelling or in a dwelling in which he or she is a lawful occupant against a person who enters the dwelling; to amend the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 17 April 2018