The provisions of the act include: • Explicitly laying down that it is not an offence for a person in their dwelling, or who is a legal occupier in a dwelling, to use force in order to protect themselves or their property where they believe that the other person is trespassing and means to commit a crime. • Ensuring that the
castle doctrine does not apply to a member of the
Garda Síochána acting in their official capacity, any person assisting a member of the Gardaí, or a person lawfully performing a function permitted by law. • Absolving those who use force as outlined in the act to repel a trespasser of liability in
tort cases arising from their actions. • Amending Section 18 of the
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 so as to apply the
Children Act 2001 to it and to clarify other points of law. ==Notes==