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S.I. No. 470/2019 - European Union (Freezing and Confiscation of Instrumentalities and Proceeds of Crime) Regulations 2019

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  4. a)in subsection

(1)- (
  1. i)in the definition of “extended confiscation offence”, by the deletion of “in so far as it is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive”, (
  2. ii)by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “relevant conduct”: “ ‘relevant conduct’ means criminal conduct within the meaning of section 43;”, and (iii) in the definition of “relevant offence”, by the deletion of “in so far as it is covered by an instrument referred to in Article 3 of the Directive”, and (
  3. b)by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection
(17): “
(18)For the purposes of this Act in so far as it relates to a relevant offence, a reference to a court shall be construed as including a reference to the Special Criminal Court.”. Amendment of section 8F of Principal Act 4. Section 8F of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection
(1)(b)(ii), by the substitution of “relevant conduct” for “conduct constituting that offence”. Amendment of Schedule 1A to Principal Act 5. Schedule 1A to the Principal Act is amended - (
  1. a)in Part 1, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 4: “4. An offence under - (
  2. a)section 6 or 7 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (No. 2 of 2017), or (
  3. b)section 8 of that Act in so far as such offence is covered by an instrument referred to in the Article 3 of the Directive.”, (
  4. b)in Part 2 - (
  5. i)in paragraph 3, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 12 of 1977)”, (
  6. ii)in paragraph 4, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 32 of 1990)”, (iii) in paragraph 5, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 20 of 1993)”, (
  7. iv)in paragraph 6, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 15 of 1994)”, (
  8. v)in paragraph 7, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 38 of 1996)”, (
  9. vi)by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 8: “8. (
  10. a)An offence under section 3
(1),
(2),
(3)or
(4)of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (No. 22 of 1998) (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘Act of 1998’) in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive (
  1. b)An offence under section 4A of the Act of 1998 (
  2. c)An offence under section 5 of the Act of 1998 in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive (
  3. d)An offence under section 5A
(1)of the Act of 1998.”, (vii) in paragraph 10 - (I) in subparagraph (a), by the insertion of “(but only in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 4”, (II) in subparagraph (c), by the insertion of “(but only in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 17
(1)”, (III) in subparagraph (d), by the insertion of “(but only in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 18
(1)”, (IV) in subparagraph (f), by the insertion of “(but only in so far such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 26
(1)”, (V) in subparagraph (g), by the insertion of “(but only in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 29
(1)”, and (VI) in subparagraph (o), by the insertion of “(but only in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive)” after “section 37
(1)”, (viii) in paragraph 11, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 2 of 2005)”, (
  1. ix)by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 13: “13. An offence under - (
  2. a)section 71A of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), or (
  3. b)section 72 of that Act in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive.”, (
  4. x)in paragraph 14, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 8 of 2008)”, (
  5. xi)in paragraph 15, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 6 of 2010)”, (xii) in paragraph 16, by the insertion of “in so far as such offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “(No. 2 of 2017)”, (xiii) in paragraph 18, by the insertion of “in so far as such second- mentioned offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “17(
  6. a)or (b)”, and (xiv) in paragraph 19, by the insertion of “in so far as such second- mentioned offence is an offence referred to in Article 5 of the Directive” after “17 and 17A”. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 23 September, 2019. CHARLES FLANAGAN, Minister for Justice and Equality. 1 OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 39 Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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