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Updated to 10 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 474 of 2025)

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000
No. 7 of 2000

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Whole Act 26 April 2000 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Source
Rstrct. 17/2005, ss. 18, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
Trans. of cert. functns. under S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 29 July 2011 Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2)
S. 1 (1), defs. am. 17/2005, ss. 3, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 2 establishment day appointed S.I. No. 149 of 2000, art. 2 23 May 2000 Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Establishment Day) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 149 of 2000), art. 2
S. 4 functions extended S.I. No. 280 of 2001, arts. 1(2), 4 19 June 2001 Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Additional Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 280 of 2001), art. 1(2)
S. 4 (1) (b) (i) (ii) am. 17/2005, ss. 4 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 4 (6) substit. 17/2005, ss. 4 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 5 (3) (a) (b) substit. 17/2005, ss. 5 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 5 (4) substit. 17/2005, ss. 5 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 5(5)(b) specified period extended S.I. No. 26 of 2009, art. 2 30 January 2009 Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 26 of 2009)
  S.I. No. 155 of 2008, art. 2 22 May 2008 Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 155 of 2008)
S. 5(5)(b), power to amend or revoke order made under 17/2005, s.35(5) 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 5(5)(b), period specified S. I. No. 519 of 2005, art. 2 17 April 2002 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2002 (S. I. No. 519 of 2005)
  S. I. No. 779 of 2005, art. 2 20 May 2005 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specific Period) Order 2005 (S. I. No. 779 of 2005)
S. 11 (3) (a) substit. 17/2005, ss. 6 (a) (i), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 11 (3) (c) ins. 17/2005, ss. 6 (a) (ii), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 11 (6) (a) substit. 17/2005, ss. 6 (a) (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 12 (1) (a) substit. 17/2005, ss. 7 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 12 (1) (aa) ins. 17/2005, ss. 7 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 12 (1) (d) (iii) substit. 17/2005, ss. 7 (c), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 13 (2) (a) (b) substit. 17/2005, ss. 8 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 13 (4) (b) am. 17/2005, ss. 8 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 14 (8)-(14) ins. 17/2005, ss. 9, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 14(7) references construed 13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2 28 July 2021 Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 378 of 2021), art. 2
S. 15 (1) (c), par. substit. 17/2005, ss. 10, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 16 (1) substit. 17/2005, ss. 11 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 16 (4) (a), par. substit. 17/2005, ss. 11 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 17 (1) am. 17/2005, ss. 12, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 18 (2) am. 17/2005, ss. 13, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 19 (1) substit. 17/2005, ss. 14, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 20 substit. 13/2002, ss. 2, 32 (a) 10 April 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 21 (2) am. 17/2005, ss. 15, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 23 (1) substit. 17/2005, ss. 16 (a), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 23 (2)-(8) am 17/2005, ss. 16 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 23 (9) ins. 17/2005, ss. 16 (c), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 23A, new s. 13/2002, ss. 2, 32 (b) 10 April 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 25 (6) ins. 17/2005, ss. 17 (b), 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 26A new s. 17/2005, ss. 19, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 31 (1) am. 17/2005, ss. 20, 21 9 July 2005 Commenced on enactment
S. 33 substituted 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 188 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 37B(9)(ca), (cb) inserted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(a)(i) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2
S. 37B(9)(d)(iii) substituted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(a)(ii) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2
S. 37B(9)(d)(iv)-(vi) inserted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(a)(ii) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2
S. 37B(9)(e)(iii) substituted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(a)(iii) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2
S. 37B(9)(e)(iv)-(vi) inserted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(a)(iii) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2
S. 37B(15) substituted 32/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(b) 7 September 2021 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 2 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000 (Establishment Day) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 149 of 2000)
S. 4 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000 (Additional Functions) Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 280 of 2001)
S. 5(5)(b) Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 26 of 2009)
  Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specified Period) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 155 of 2008)
  Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5) (Specific Period) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 779 of 2005)
  Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 (Section 5)(Specified Period) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 519 of 2005)