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Unjustified Breach of
Constitutional Rights
However, Costello J held that the
unauthorised interference w i th the
plaintiff's items of correspondence
constituted an unjustified breach of
his constitutional right to communi-
cate, since they should have been
delivered to him once their contents
were found not to be objectionable
under rule 63. Costello J held that
the wr ong commi t t ed was an un-
justified infringement of a consti-
tutional right not a tort, and the
State could be sued in respect of it
and, a l t h o u gh
it was
not
authorised, the State was liable
when it could be shown that had
the wr ong been a tort, vicarious
liability would attach to the State.
Costello J concluded that since the
plaintiff suffered no pecuniary or
other loss arising from the delay in
delivering his letters, and there was
no sufficient evidence to show that
the wrongful actions were so op-
pressive or vindictive as to justify
an award of exemplary damages,
the plaintiff was entitled to nominal
damages only. .
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List of Measures enacted by the Oireachtas during the year 1990
, T i t le of A c t
Numb er
Bord Glas Act, 1990
1 of 90
Decimal Currency Act, 1990
2 of 90
Building Control Act, 1990
3 of 90
B & I Line Act, 1990
4 of 90
Social Welfare Act, 1990
5 of 90
Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990
6 of 90
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Act, 1990
7 of 90
Horse Breeding Act, 1990
8 of 90
Larceny Act, 1990
9 of 90
Finance Act, 1990
10 of 90
Local Government (Planning and
Development) Act, 1990
11 of 90
Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 12 of 90
International Carriage of Good by
Road Act, 1990
13 of 90
Derelict Sites Act, 1990
14 of 90
Industrial Credit (Amendment) Act, 1990
15 of 90
Criminal Justice Act, 1990
16 of 90
Control of Clinical Trials and Drugs Act,
1990
17 of 90
National Treasury Management Agency
Act, 1990
18 of 90
Industrial Relations Act, 1990
19 of 90
Shannon Navigation Act, 1990
20 of 90
Local Government (Water Pollution
(Amendment) Act, 1990
21 of 90
Turf Development Act, 1990
22 of 90
Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990
23 of 90
Broadcasting Act, 1990
24 of 90
Pensions Act, 1990
25 of 90
Insurance Act, 1990
26 of 90
Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990
27 of 90
Teacher's Superannuation (Amendment)
Act, 1990
28 of 90
International Development Association
(Amendment) Act, 1990
29 of 90
Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1990
30 of 90
Foir Teoranta (Dissolution) Act, 1990
31 of 90
Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act,
1990
32 of 90
Companies Act, 1990
33 of 90
Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence)
Act, 1990
34 of 90
Exchange Control (Continuance) Act, 1990 35 of 90
Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1990
36 of 90
Unit Trusts Act, 1990
37 of 90
Appropriation Act, 1990
38 of 90
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