<\/span><\/h3>\nThere is a new offence that relates to failure to report information to Garda Siochana.\u00a0 A person who has information which he knows might be of material assistance in preventing the commission by another of a relevant offence or in securing the apprehension prosecution or conviction of another person for such offence and who fails without reasonable excuse to disclose such information, the Garda Siochana is guilty of an offence.<\/p>\n
Relevant offences are defined in detail in the legislation with reference to the relevant statutory provisions.<\/p>\n
A person who is guilty of withholding information is liable on summary conviction to a Class A fine or imprisonment up to 12 months.\u00a0 He is liable on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term up to five years or both.<\/p>\n
Legal professional privilege applies in relation to a document where it is such that in the opinion of the court the person is entitled to refuse to produce or give access to it on grounds of legal professional privilege.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
CRIMINAL LAW ACT, 1976<\/h2>\n
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL LAW. [24th September, 1976]<\/p>\n
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Escape from custody.<\/h4>\n
6.\u2014(1) Any person who\u2014<\/p>\n
(a) aids any person in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody or, with intent to facilitate the escape of any person from lawful custody or enable a person after escape to remain unlawfully at large, or with intent to cause injury to persons or property in a place where a person is in lawful custody, conveys any article or thing into or out of such a place or to a person in such a place or places any article or thing inside or outside such a place, or<\/p>\n
(b) makes, or takes part in, any arrangement for the purpose of enabling a person to escape from lawful custody, facilitating such an escape, enabling a person after escape to remain unlawfully at large, or causing injury to persons or property in a place where a person is in lawful custody,<\/p>\n
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years.<\/p>\n
(2) Any person who, contrary to any rules or regulations in force in relation to a prison, conveys or attempts to convey any article or thing into or out of the prison or to a person in the prison, or places any article or thing in any place inside or outside the prison with intent that it shall come into the possession of a person in the prison, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable\u2014<\/p>\n
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding \u00a3500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or<\/p>\n
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.<\/p>\n
(3) A prison officer may in the interests of security search any person at any time while he is in a prison or while he is in the custody of the governor of a prison.<\/p>\n
Prohibition of giving certain false information.<\/h4>\n
12.\u2014Any person who\u2014<\/p>\n
(a) knowingly makes a false report or statement tending to show that an offence has been committed, whether by himself or another person, or tending to give rise to apprehension for the safety of persons or property, or<\/p>\n
(b) knowingly makes a false report or statement tending to show that he has information material to any inquiries by the Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na and thereby causes the time of the Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na to be wastefully employed,<\/p>\n
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable\u2014<\/p>\n
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding \u00a3500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or<\/p>\n
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.<\/p>\n\n
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