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MALICIOUS INJURIES ACT, 1981
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PART I Preliminary and General | |
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Short title and commencement. |
1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Malicious Injuries Act, 1981. |
[GA] | (2) This Act shall come into operation six months after the date of its passing. | |
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Interpretation. |
2. —In this Act— |
[GA] | “damage”, in relation to property, includes the total or partial destruction of the property and any injury thereto; | |
[GA] | “local authority” means the council of a county or the corporation of a county borough; | |
[GA] | “the Minister” means the Minister for Justice; | |
[GA] | “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; | |
[GA] | “ship” includes every description of vessel, boat and other craft, whether or not propelled by oars. | |
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Application. |
3. —This Act shall not have effect in relation to damage caused or loss suffered before the commencement of this Act. |
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Repeals. |
4. —(1) The enactments set out in the Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column (3). |
[GA] | (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. |