 It was signed on the 9/7/09 with a stipulation that it would come into effect on 1 January 2010.The law indicts the act of blasphemy as follows, "A person who publishes or utters blasphemous matter shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €25,000.He or she publishes or utters matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among a substantial number of the adherents of that religion."