Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers)(Covid-19) Act 2020
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From: Department of Health
- Published on: 21 September 2020
- Last updated on: 11 April 2025
The Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers)(Covid-19) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 11 September 2020. It was published as a Bill on 1 September 2020 and was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas without amendment.
A copy of the Act is available on the Irish Statute Book website, and is also included here.
The Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers)(Covid-19) Act 2020 inserts section 31A(6A) into the Health Act, 1947, authorising the Minister for Health to prescribe certain penal provisions of regulations made under s.31A of the Health Act, 1947 as “relevant provisions” for the purposes of the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers)(Covid-19) Act 2020 and the Minister has, by SI 354 prescribed a number of such "relevant provisions".