PART 1

Preliminary and General

1 .— (1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

(2) This Act (other than Part 8 ) comes into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(3) The Bail Act 1997 and Part 2 may be cited together as the Bail Acts 1997 and 2007.

(4) The Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2006 and Part 5 may be cited together as the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2007 and shall be construed together as one.

(5) The Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006 and Part 6 may be cited together as the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2007 and shall be construed together as one.

(6) The Garda Síochána Act 2005 and Part 7 may be cited together as the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 to 2007.

(7) The Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 and 2006 and Part 8 may be cited together as the Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 to 2007.

2 .— In this Act—

“Act of 1925” means Firearms Act 1925;

“Act of 1964” means Firearms Act 1964;

“Act of 1967” means Criminal Procedure Act 1967;

“Act of 1984” means Criminal Justice Act 1984;

“Act of 1990” means Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990;

“Act of 1997” means Bail Act 1997;

“Act of 2005” means Garda Síochána Act 2005;

“Act of 2006” means Criminal Justice Act 2006;

“explosive” means an explosive within the meaning of the Explosives Act 1875 and any other substance or thing that is an explosive substance within the meaning of the Explosive Substances Act 1883;

“firearm” has the meaning it has in section 1 of the Act of 1925;

“Minister” means Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

3 .— (1) Subject to subsection (2), the enactments specified in Schedule 1 are repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2) The repeal by subsection (1) of the enactments specified in Schedule 1 does not affect the application of those enactments to a failure to mention a fact to which those enactments relate if the failure occurred before the repeal comes into operation, and those enactments apply to such a failure as if they had not been repealed.

4 .— The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.