Children Act 2001

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and collective citation.
2. Art. 2 Commencement.
3. Art. 3 Interpretation (general).
4. Art. 4 Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
5. Art. 5 Repeals.
6. Art. 6 Expenses.
7. Art. 7 Convening of family welfare conference.
8. Art. 8 Functions of conference.
9. Art. 9 Persons entitled to attend conference.
10. Art. 10 Procedure at conference.
11. Art. 11 Administrative services.
12. Art. 12 Notification of recommendations of conference.
13. Art. 13 Action by health board on recommendations.
14. Art. 14 Privilege.
15. Art. 15 Regulations.
16. Art. 15A Transitional provisions relating to Health Act 2004.
17. Art. 15B Transitional provisions relating to the Child and Family Agency Act 2013
18. Art. 16 Amendment (new Parts IVA and IVB) of Act of 1991.
19. Art. 17 Interpretation (Part 4).
20. Art. 18 Principle.
21. Art. 19 Objective of Programme.
22. Art. 20 Diversion Programme.
23. Art. 21 Temporary incapacity of Director.
24. Art. 22 Report on child to Director.
25. Art. 23 Admission to Programme.
26. Art. 24 Decision to admit to Programme.
27. Art. 25 Cautions.
28. Art. 26 Presence of victim at formal caution.
29. Art. 27 Supervision.
30. Art. 28 Level of supervision.
31. Art. 29 “Conference”.
32. Art. 30 Recommendation that conference be held.
33. Art. 31 Decision on holding conference.
34. Art. 32 Persons entitled to attend conference.
35. Art. 32A Attendance at conference by victim
36. Art. 33 Location of conference.
37. Art. 34 Time limit for holding conference.
38. Art. 35 Notification to participants.
39. Art. 36 Views of those unable or unwilling to attend conference.
40. Art. 37 Procedure at conference.
41. Art. 38 Period or level of supervision.
42. Art. 39 Action plan.
43. Art. 40 Disagreement on action plan.
44. Art. 41 Report to Director.
45. Art. 42 Decision by Director on period or level of supervision.
46. Art. 43 Administrative services.
47. Art. 44 Review of effectiveness of Programme.
48. Art. 45 Vacancies in committee.
49. Art. 46 Supplemental provisions.
50. Art. 47 Regulations (Part 4).
51. Art. 48 Inadmissibility of certain evidence.
52. Art. 49 Bar to proceedings.
53. Art. 50 Privilege.
54. Art. 51 Protection of identity of children
55. Art. 52 Restriction on criminal proceedings against children.
56. Art. 53 Duty of Garda Síochána in relation to certain under-age children.
57. Art. 54 Aiding, etc., under-age child to commit offence.
58. Art. 55 Treatment of child suspects.
59. Art. 56 Separation of children from adults in Garda Síochána station.
60. Art. 57 Notification to child.
61. Art. 58 Notification of arrest of child to parent or guardian.
62. Art. 59 Notification to health board.
63. Art. 60 Notification to solicitor.
64. Art. 61 Interviewing children.
65. Art. 62 Notification of proceedings to parent or guardian.
66. Art. 63 Notification of proceedings to adult relative or other adult.
67. Art. 64 Procedure by summons.
68. Art. 65 Notice to adult relative or other adult where proceeding by summons.
69. Art. 66 Provisions common to sections 56 to 63 and 65.
70. Art. 67 Amendment of section 5 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
71. Art. 68 Release on bail by member of Garda Síochána.
72. Art. 69 Application of certain provisions to married child.
73. Art. 70 Regulations (Part 6).
74. Art. 71 Children Court.
75. Art. 72 Requirement for transacting business in Children Court.
76. Art. 73 Arrangements for hearing of proceedings in Children Court.
77. Art. 74 Children charged with summary offences jointly with adults.
78. Art. 75 Jurisdiction to deal summarily with indictable offences.
79. Art. 76 Children charged with indictable offences jointly with adults.
80. Art. 76A Powers of Court in criminal proceedings against child.
81. Art. 76B Assistance to Court by Child and Family Agency.
82. Art. 76C Dismissal of case against child under 14 in certain circumstances.
83. Art. 77 Referral of case to health board.
84. Art. 78 Family conference.
85. Art. 79 Convening of family conference.
86. Art. 80 Action plan.
87. Art. 81 Report to Court by probation and welfare officer.
88. Art. 82 Action by Court on report of probation and welfare officer.
89. Art. 83 Failure to comply with action plan.
90. Art. 84 Review of compliance with action plan.
91. Art. 85 Application of provisions.
92. Art. 86 Procedure at family conference.
93. Art. 87 Administrative services to family conference.
94. Art. 88 Remand in custody.
95. Art. 88A Transfer of children on remand
96. Art. 88B Discipline of children on remand
97. Art. 89 Non-application of section 5 of Bail Act, 1997.
98. Art. 90 Conditions of bail.
99. Art. 91 Attendance at Court of parents or guardian.
100. Art. 92 Conveyance to and from Court.
101. Art. 93 Restrictions on reports of proceedings in which children are concerned.
102. Art. 94 Persons entitled to be present at hearing.
103. Art. 95 Interpretation (Part 9).
104. Art. 96 Principles relating to exercise of criminal jurisdiction over children.
105. Art. 97 Construction of certain references.
106. Art. 98 Orders on finding of guilt.
107. Art. 99 Probation officer’s report.
108. Art. 100 Remand for preparation of report or other reason.
109. Art. 101 Availability of child for preparation of report.
110. Art. 102 Immunity from liability for reports.
111. Art. 103 Access to reports.
112. Art. 104 Right to tender evidence on report.
113. Art. 105 Oral reports.
114. Art. 106 Power of court on receipt of report.
115. Art. 107 Regulations regarding reports.
116. Art. 108 Maximum fines.
117. Art. 109 Determination of amount of fine and costs.
118. Art. 110 Default in payment of fine, costs or compensation.
119. Art. 111 Parental supervision order.
120. Art. 112 Non-compliance with parental supervision order.
121. Art. 113 Compensation by parent or guardian.
122. Art. 114 Binding over of parent or guardian.
123. Art. 115 Community sanction.
124. Art. 116 Imposition of community sanction.
125. Art. 117 Conditions to which community sanction may be made subject.
126. Art. 118 Day centres.
127. Art. 119 Power to vary day centre order.
128. Art. 120 Power to revoke day centre order.
129. Art. 121 Provisions where more than one day centre order.
130. Art. 122 Non-compliance with day centre order.
131. Art. 123 Duties of child under day centre order.
132. Art. 124 Probation (training or activities programme) order.
133. Art. 125 Probation (intensive supervision) order.
134. Art. 126 Probation (residential supervision) order.
135. Art. 127 Power to vary probation (residential supervision) order.
136. Art. 128 Failure to observe conditions of probation.
137. Art. 129 Suitable person (care and supervision) order.
138. Art. 130 Non-compliance with suitable person (care and supervision) order.
139. Art. 131 Mentor (family support) order.
140. Art. 132 Non-compliance with mentor (family support) order.
141. Art. 133 Restriction on movement order.
142. Art. 134 Variation of restriction on movement order.
143. Art. 135 Provisions regarding more than one restriction on movement order.
144. Art. 136 Non-compliance with restriction on movement order.
145. Art. 137 Dual order.
146. Art. 138 Expiry of community sanction.
147. Art. 139 Commission of offence while community sanction in force.
148. Art. 140 Effect of subsequent period of detention.
149. Art. 141 Regulations.
150. Art. 142 Detention orders.
151. Art. 143 Restriction on detention orders.
152. Art. 144 Deferment of detention order.
153. Art. 145 Alternative to detention where no place available in children detention school.
154. Art. 146 Finding of guilt during deferment.
155. Art. 147 Detention in accordance with age of child.
156. Art. 148 Document to be produced to Director of children detention school.
157. Art. 149 Period of detention in children detention school.
158. Art. 150 Places of detention.
159. Art. 151 Detention and supervision.
160. Art. 152 Transfer.
161. Art. 153 Rules governing places of detention.
162. Art. 154 Amendment of Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983.
163. Art. 155 Persons who attain 18 years of age while detained
164. Art. 156 Restriction on punishment of children.
165. Art. 156A Transitional provision.
166. Art. 156B 156B Application of Prisons Acts, etc. rules to children detention schools.
167. Art. 157 Interpretation (Part 10).
168. Art. 158 Principal object of children detention schools.
169. Art. 159 Certified schools under Act of 1908.
170. Art. 159A Education of children in children detention school, residential centres, etc.
171. Art. 159B Transfer of property, rights and liabilities of certified industrial school on commencement of section 159(2).
172. Art. 160 Designation of children detention schools.
173. Art. 161 Provision of other places for detention of children.
174. Art. 162 Funding of such places.
175. Art. 163 Closure of children detention school or part thereof
176. Art. 163A Amalgamation of children detention schools
177. Art. 164 Boards of management.
178. Art. 165 Functions of boards of management.
179. Art. 166 Additional functions.
180. Art. 167 Membership, etc., of boards of management.
181. Art. 168 Removal and resignation of members.
182. Art. 169 Casual vacancies.
183. Art. 170 Temporary substitutes.
184. Art. 171 Remuneration of members.
185. Art. 172 Funding of Board.
186. Art. 173 Accounts and audits.
187. Art. 174 Annual report and information.
188. Art. 174A 174A Final accounts and report
189. Art. 175 Meetings and procedure.
190. Art. 176 Directions by Minister.
191. Art. 177 Membership of either House of Oireachtas or of European Parliament.
192. Art. 178 Non-disclosure of information.
193. Art. 179 Rules by boards of management.
194. Art. 180 The Director.
195. Art. 181 Staff of children detention schools.
196. Art. 182 Transfer of staff.
197. Art. 183 Terms and conditions of transferred staff.
198. Art. 184 Superannuation
199. Art. 185 Inspection of children detention schools.
200. Art. 186 Functions of authorised person.
201. Art. 186A Investigation of matters arising in relation to children detention schools, etc.
202. Art. 187 Powers of Inspector.
203. Art. 188 Reports of inspections and investigations.
204. Art. 189 Annual report of Inspector.
205. Art. 190 Visiting panel.
206. Art. 191 Duties and powers of visiting panels.
207. Art. 192 Visits by judges.
208. Art. 193 Obligation of Director to accept children.
209. Art. 194 Reception of children in schools.
210. Art. 195 Maximum number of detained children.
211. Art. 196 Sex and age of detained children.
212. Art. 197 Treatment of children.
213. Art. 198 Transfer between schools.
214. Art. 199 Provision as to religious observance.
215. Art. 200 Provision of medical treatment.
216. Art. 201 Discipline.
217. Art. 201A Sanctions for disciplinary breach
218. Art. 201B Petition by child against finding of disciplinary breach or sanction or both
219. Art. 201C Appeal against forfeiture of remission
220. Art. 201D Appeal Tribunal
221. Art. 202 Permitted absence.
222. Art. 203 Other permitted absences.
223. Art. 204 Mobility trips.
224. Art. 205 Temporary leave.
225. Art. 206 Conditions of grant of temporary leave.
226. Art. 207 Supervision in community.
227. Art. 208 Voluntary aftercare.
228. Art. 209 Unconditional release.
229. Art. 210 Early discharge.
230. Art. 211 Order for production of child.
231. Art. 212 Responsible persons.
232. Art. 213 Duty to notify changes of address to school.
233. Art. 214 Lawful custody of detained children.
234. Art. 215 Escape.
235. Art. 216 Helping child to escape.
236. Art. 217 Harbouring escaped child.
237. Art. 218 Unlawful entry or communication.
238. Art. 218A Unauthorised provision of mobile telecommunications device
239. Art. 219 Bringing alcohol etc., into schools.
240. Art. 220 Delegation of certain functions by Minister.
241. Art. 221 Regulations.
242. Art. 222 Pending proceedings.
243. Art. 223 Saving for certain acts.
244. Art. 224 Transitional provisions.
245. Art. 225 Interpretation (Part 11).
246. Art. 226 Special Residential Services Board.
247. Art. 226A Change of name of Board.
248. Art. 227 Functions of Board.
249. Art. 228 Assignment of other functions.
250. Art. 229 Policy directions.
251. Art. 230 Membership, etc., of Board.
252. Art. 231 Removal and resignation of members.
253. Art. 232 Temporary substitutes.
254. Art. 233 Casual vacancies.
255. Art. 234 Remuneration of members.
256. Art. 235 Application to Board of sections 175, 177 and 178.
257. Art. 236 Seal.
258. Art. 237 Chief Executive of Board.
259. Art. 238 Staff of Board.
260. Art. 239 Superannuation of staff.
261. Art. 240 Funding of Board.
262. Art. 241 Accounts and audits of Board.
263. Art. 242 Annual report and information.
264. Art. 243 Delegation of functions.
265. Art. 244 Regulations.
266. Art. 245 Interpretation (Part 12).
267. Art. 246 Cruelty to children.
268. Art. 247 Begging.
269. Art. 248 Allowing child to be in brothel.
270. Art. 249 Causing or encouraging sexual offence upon child.
271. Art. 250 Amendment of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993.
272. Art. 251 Power to proceed in absence of child.
273. Art. 252 Anonymity of child in court proceedings.
274. Art. 253 Mode of charging offences.
275. Art. 254 Powers of arrest without warrant, etc.
276. Art. 255 Power to take deposition of child.
277. Art. 256 Presumption and determination of age of child victim.
278. Art. 257 Clearing of court in certain cases.
279. Art. 257A 257A Interpretation (Part 12A).
280. Art. 257B Behaviour warning to child.
281. Art. 257C Meeting to discuss anti-social behaviour by child.
282. Art. 257D Behaviour order for children over 12.
283. Art. >257E Appeal against behaviour order.
284. Art. 257F Offences.
285. Art. 257G Legal aid.
286. Art. 257H Regulations (legal aid).
287. Art. 258 Non-disclosure of certain findings of guilt.
288. Art. 259 Duties of probation officers.
289. Art. 260 Interference with supervisor.
290. Art. 261 Powers of Garda Síochána.
291. Art. 262 Delegation by Director of the Probation and Welfare Service.
292. Art. 263 Temporary accommodation of children.
293. Art. 264 Research.
294. Art. 265 Right of appeal.
295. Art. 266 Amendment of section 5 of Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981.
296. Art. 267 Amendment of sections 17(2) and 59 of Act of 1991.
297. Art. 268 Children in care of health board.
298. Art. 269 Presumption and determination of age.
299. Art. 270 Safety of children at entertainments.
300. Art. 271 Exclusion of members of Defence Forces.