Updated to 23 October 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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Whole Act |
9 September 1996 |
Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (Commencement) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 257 of 1996) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
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S. 1 am. |
10/1999, ss. 2(2), 35 |
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S. 2 power to take samples and prints from persons in custody |
11/2014, ss. 1(2), 9, 11-13, 31-33, 35, 86, 100 |
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S. 2 applied |
S.I. No. 74 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 3(2)(c) |
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S.2 applied with modifications |
S.I. No. 74 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d) |
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S. 2 stated not to be affected |
29/2007, ss. 1(2), 50(10) |
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S. 2(1)(a) substit. |
26/2006, ss. 1(2), 10(a)(i) |
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S. 2(2)(b) am. |
32/2009, s. 22(1)(a) |
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S. 2(3A) ins. |
32/2009, s. 22(1)(b) |
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S. 2(3B) ins. |
32/2009, s. 22(1)(b) |
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S. 2(3C) ins. |
32/2009, s. 22(1)(b) |
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S. 2(7A) ins. |
26/2006, ss. 1(2), 10(a)(ii) |
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S. 2(7A) substit. |
32/2009, s. 22(1)(c) |
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S. 4(1) constr. of refs. |
11/2014, ss. 1(2), 166 |
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S. 4(1) substit. |
32/2009, s. 22(2) |
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S. 4(1A) ins. |
32/2009, s. 22(2) |
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S. 4(3)(a) par. ins. |
26/2006, ss. 1(2), 10(b) |
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S. 4(3)(a) re-lettering as paragraph (b) |
26/2006, ss. 1(2), 10(b) |
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S. 4(3)(b) re-lettering as paragraph (c) |
26/2006, ss. 1(2), 10(b) |
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S. 5 am. |
11/2014, ss. 1(2), 106(a) |
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22/2011, ss. 1(2), 13 |
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32/2009, s. 22(3) |
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29/2007, ss. 1(2), 54(a) and (b) |
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S. 5(1)-(2) ins. |
11/2014, ss. 1(2), 106(b)-(c) |
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S. 5(1) amended |
14/2017, ss. 4, 13(2) |
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S. 7 repealed with transitional provision |
29/2007, ss. 1(2), 3 and sch. 1 |
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S. 8(2A) ins. |
33/2012, ss. 3, 4(2) |
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S. 8(2B) ins. |
33/2012, ss. 3, 4(2) |
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S. 11 repealed |
32/2009, s. 22(4) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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