The Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 was an Act of the Oireachtas in the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

. It deals with the disposal of any property or assets that have been obtained through criminal means. It was designed to deal with organised crime and coincided with the establishment of the

Criminal Assets Bureau The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) ( ga, An Biúró um Shócmhainní Coiriúla) is a law enforcement agency in Ireland. The CAB was established with powers to focus on the illegally acquired assets of criminals involved in serious crime. The aims ...

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1996 in Irish law Acts of the Oireachtas of the 1990s {{Ireland-law-stub