Updated to 14 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 481 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010
No. 22 of 2010
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 23 August 2010 | Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 401 of 2010, art. 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2(1)(da) inserted | Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 (35/2023), ss. 1(3), 50 | 22 December 2023 | Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 669 of 2023), art. 2(g) |
| S. 9(3)(b) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 28 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 11(3)(c) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 28 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 17 construction of references | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (11/2014) ss. 1(2), 172 | 22 June 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |