Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
Banks and other institutions would have to keep a register of safe-deposit items and follow a set process to find and contact people who may own them. Old, unclaimed boxes can be opened after proper notice and examination; anything of historical, archaeological or artistic value could be kept for the State and passed to the National Museum, while other items could be sold and the money from unclaimed cash would go to the Dormant Accounts Fund. It matters because it tries to reunite owners with their property, protect potentially important heritage objects, and put long-unclaimed money to public use.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to make certain provisions, in accordance with the exigencies of the common good, in relation to property deposited in safe deposit boxes or other such safe keeping arrangements in certain institutions; to require such institutions to establish and maintain a register of deposited property and to take certain steps to identify and notify persons entitled to ownership of, or an interest in, certain deposited property and for those purposes to provide for the examination by institutions of certain deposited property that is unclaimed; to provide for inspection and retention on behalf of the State of unclaimed property by the Director of the National Museum of Ireland and inspection of unclaimed property by certain other bodies; to provide for disposal of unclaimed property that is not retained by the Director of the National Museum of Ireland, including by means of sale; to provide for the transfer of moneys from unclaimed property, including the proceeds of any sale of such property, to the Dormant Accounts Fund; to make certain provisions in relation to supervision and enforcement of compliance by institutions with the provisions of this Act; to make certain consequential amendments to other enactments; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 28 May 2025
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- Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] Dáil
- Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil
- Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: First Stage Dáil