Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) (Cross Border Crime Agency) Bill 2019

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

A cross-border crime agency would be set up in law to tackle organised crime in the border region, including fuel smuggling, illicit trade and human trafficking. It would bring together officers from the Garda, Revenue, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Criminal Assets Bureau, alongside counterparts from Northern Ireland and the UK’s National Crime Agency. The agency would be led by a director general, publish an annual report and answer to the Oireachtas, so it is meant to improve joint enforcement and information-sharing across the border.

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Bill entitled an Act to provide for the amendment of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 in order to establish a cross-border statutory agency to investigate and report on criminal activity between Northern Ireland and this jurisdiction.

Last updated 13 February 2020