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ACHT DO CHRUTHÚ CIONA NUA DRUGAÍ, DO LEASÚ AN DLÍ A BHAINEANN LE hIMEACHTAÍ IN ÁBHAIR CHOIRIÚLA, DO LEASÚ AN DLÍ A BHAINEANN LE PIONÓIS A CHUR I bhFEIDHM IN AGHAIDH GÁINNEÁLAITHE DRUGAÍ, DO BHUNÚ RIALACHA A BHAINEANN LE PIANBHREITH A CHUR AR DHAOINE A bhFUIL PLÉADÁLACHA CIONTACH TAIFEADTA ACU, DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ MAIDIR LE FIANAISE TRÍ DHEIMHNIÚ I nDÁIL LE FOILSEÁIN, DO LEASÚ AN DLÍ A BHAINEANN LE DEIMHNIÚCHÁN A DHÉANAMH, CHUN CRÍOCH EISEACHADTA, AR CHIONTA ÁIRITHE FAOI DHLÍ THUAISCEART ÉIREANN AGUS NA hALBAN AGUS AN DLÍ LENA MÍNÍTEAR NA BREITHIÚNA A bhFUIL DLÍNSE ACU ÁBHAIR EISEACHADTA A ÉISTEACHT, DO CHUR DEIREADH LEIS AN RIAIL “BLIAIN AGUS LÁ”, DO LEASÚ ALT 4 DEN ACHT UM CHEARTAS COIRIÚIL, 1984 , DO LEASÚ AN ACHTA UM CHIONTAÍ IN AGHAIDH AN STÁIT (LEASÚ), 1998 , DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ MAIDIR LE FIANAISE A THABHAIRT TRÍ NASC TEILIFÍSE BEO AG FINNÉITHE A bhFUIL EAGLA ORTHU NÓ ATÁ FAOI RÉIR A nIMEAGLAITHE, MAIDIR LEIS AN ÁIT INA bhFUIL FINNÉITHE ATÁ FAOI CHLÁR GARDA SÍOCHÁNA UM CHOSAINT FINNÉITHE, AGUS CÉANNACHT NA bhFINNÉITHE SIN, A CHOIMEÁD FAOI RÚN, MAIDIR LE CION IMEAGLAITHE FINNÉITHE, GIÚRÓIRÍ AGUS DAOINE EILE AGUS MAIDIR LE GABHÁIL AGUS COINNEÁIL PRÍOSÚNACH I dTACA LE hIMSCRÚDÚ CIONTA AGUS DO DHÉANAMH SOCRÚ I dTAOBH NITHE GAOLMHARA EILE.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW DRUG OFFENCE, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKERS, TO ESTABLISH RULES RELATING TO THE SENTENCING OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS, TO PROVIDE FOR EVIDENCE BY CERTIFICATE IN RELATION TO EXHIBITS, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION, FOR EXTRADITION PURPOSES, OF CERTAIN OFFENCES UNDER THE LAW OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND AND THE LAW DEFINING THE JUDGES WHO HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR EXTRADITION MATTERS, TO ABOLISH THE “YEAR AND A DAY” RULE, TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 1984, TO AMEND THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1998, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GIVING OF EVIDENCE THROUGH A LIVE TELEVISION LINK BY WITNESSES IN FEAR OR SUBJECT TO INTIMIDATION, FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WHEREABOUTS AND IDENTITY OF WITNESSES UNDER A GARDA SíOCHáNA WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME, FOR THE OFFENCE OF INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES, JURORS AND OTHER PERSONS AND FOR THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF PRISONERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF OFFENCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.