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9 1981

MALICIOUS INJURIES ACT, 1981

PART I

Preliminary and General

Short title and commencement.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Malicious Injuries Act, 1981.

(2) This Act shall come into operation six months after the date of its passing.

Interpretation.

2. —In this Act—

damage”, in relation to property, includes the total or partial destruction of the property and any injury thereto;

local authority” means the council of a county or the corporation of a county borough;

the Minister” means the Minister for Justice;

property” includes wild animals in captivity and incorporeal here-ditaments (including easements, profits a prendre and other rights) but not a mere pleasure or amenity;

ship” includes every description of vessel, boat and other craft, whether or not propelled by oars.

Application.

3. —This Act shall not have effect in relation to damage caused or loss suffered before the commencement of this Act.

Repeals.

4. —(1) The enactments set out in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column (3).

(2) The repeal of the provisions of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , specified in column (3) of the Schedule shall not have effect in so far as those provisions relate to section 106 of the Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1836.