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Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 (No. 35 of 2011).

Main Region

First Region

Ireland
Criminal and penal law
2011-12-19
National
Law, Act

Second Region

1. Interpretation.
2. Justifiable use of force, etc.
3. No obligation to retreat from dwelling.
4. General defences.
5. Civil liability.
6. Amendment of Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act
1997.
7. Expenses.
8. Short title and commencement.

Act relating to the liability of a person regarding the use of force by him or her in his or her dwelling or in a dwelling in which he or she is a lawful occupant against a person who enters the dwelling. Amends the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act of 1997.

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Electronic region