Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 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.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 9 July 2014 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 317 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2 insofar as it relates to ss. 147, 148 | 9 July 2014 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 317 of 2014), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2 except insofar as it relates to ss. 147, 148 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 3-8 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 9-58 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 59-66 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| S. 67(1) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 67(2)(a)-67(2)(d) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| S. 67(2)(e) | 3 December 2018 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 503 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 67(2)(f) - 67(2)(j) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 67(3), 67(4) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 68-70 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| S. 71 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S. 72(1) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 72(2)(a)-72(2)(e) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S.72(2)(f) other than insofar as it relates to Chapter 2 of Part 12 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S.72(2)(f) insofar as it relates to Chapter 2 of Part 12 | 3 December 2018 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 503 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 72(2)(g) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 72(3)-72(7) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 73, 74 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 75-108 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(e) |
| S. 109 in so far as it relates to ss. 122 - 146 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(f) |
| S. 109 in so far as it relates to ss. 147, 148 | 9 July 2014 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 317 of 2014), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 110 - 121 | 3 December 2018 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 503 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 122-127 insofar as that chapter relates to an Art. 7 request within the meaning of that chapter | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(g) |
| Ss. 122-127 insofar as that chapter does not relate to an Art. 7 request within the meaning of that chapter | 3 December 2018 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 503 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 128-146 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| Ss. 147, 148 | 9 July 2014 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 317 of 2014), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 149-171 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(i) |
| S. 172 | 22 June 2014 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| References construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Applicable legislation for processing of personal data confirmed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 8(1)(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 2(1) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 82 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | ||
| S. 11(1) application restricted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 11) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 527 of 2015), regs. 1(2), 3, 4 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 11) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 527 of 2015), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 25(7) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 22, 26, sch. 1 ref. 30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 31(1)(a)(ii) amended | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 39(a) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1)(a)(iia) inserted | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 39(b) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1)(c)(ii) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(a)(iv) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1)(c)(ii)(I) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(a)(i) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1)(c)(ii)(IA) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(a)(ii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1)(c)(ii)(III), (IV) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(a)(iii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(9) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 22, 26, sch. 1 ref. 30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 31(14)(b) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(b)(i) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(14)(b)(i) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(b)(ii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(14)(b)(ii) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(b)(iii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 31(14)(b)(iii) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(1)(b)(iv) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(1)(c)(ii) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(a)(iv) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(1)(c)(ii)(I) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(a)(i) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(1)(c)(ii)(IA) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(a)(ii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(1)(c)(ii)(III), (IV) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(a)(iii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(9) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 22, 26, sch. 1 ref. 30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 32(15)(b) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(b)(i) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(15)(b)(i) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(b)(ii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(15)(b)(iii) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(b)(iv) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 32(15)(b)(ii) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(2)(b)(iii) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 33(10)(b) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(3)(a) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 33(10)(b)(i) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(3)(b) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 33(10)(b)(ii) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(3)(c) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 33(10)(b)(iii) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 78(3)(d) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 40 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 41(2)(b) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 41(2)(c) inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(c)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 42(2)(b) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(d)(i)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 42(2)(c) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(d)(i)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 42(3)(a) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(d)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 42(3)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(d)(ii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(2)(b) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(2)(ba) inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(f)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(2)(c) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(f)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(4) amended with transitional provisions | Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 22, 26, sch. 1 ref. 30 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 67(2)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(g) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 68(10) inserted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 83 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 69 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 72(1) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(2)(a) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(b)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(2)(b) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(2)(c) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(b)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(2)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(h) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(b)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | ||
| S. 72(2)(e) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(b)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(3) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(4) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(5) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(6) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(7) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 84(g) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73(3) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 85(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73(4) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 85(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 99 substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 109(1) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 86 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| European Union (International Cooperation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 721 of 2020), regs. 2, 3 | 31 December 2020 | European Union (International Cooperation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 721 of 2020), reg. 2 | |
| S. 113(1) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 87(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 113(2) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 87(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 113(3) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 87(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 114(1) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 114(2) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 114(3) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 114(4) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 115(1) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 89(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 115(3) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 89(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 116(2) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 90(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 116(4) substituted | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 90(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 118(a) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 91 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 121(1)(b) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(k) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 122 references to personal data construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 122 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 123 references to personal data construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 123 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 124 references to processing construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 124(1)(c) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 92(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 124(3)(b) amended | Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022 (16/2022), ss. 1(2), 92(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 125 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 125(7) substituted | European Union (Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 608 of 2024), regs. 1(2), 9 | 6 November 2024 | European Union (Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 608 of 2024), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 126 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 126(2) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(l) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 127 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 135 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 146 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(m) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 152(1)(b) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(n) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 156(3)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(o) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 157(2A) inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(p) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 158(1A) inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(q) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 159 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 159(1)(m) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 291(r) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 169 repealed | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 58 | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(e) |
| Sch. 1 Functions transferred and references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(1), (2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1, para. 1(5) repealed | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 81(a) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 1, para. 1(7) amended | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 81(b) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 1, para. 2(6) amended | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 81(c) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Elimination) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 738 of 2022) |
| Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 156) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 528 of 2015) | |
| Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 11) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 527 of 2015) | |
| Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Certificates) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 526 of 2015) | |
| S. 11 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 11) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 527 of 2015) |
| S. 44 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Elimination) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 738 of 2022) |
| S. 68(7) | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Elimination) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 738 of 2022) |
| S. 90 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Elimination) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 738 of 2022) |
| S. 110 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Section 110) (Designation of United Kingdom) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 722 of 2020) |
| S. 156 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Section 156) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 528 of 2015) |
| S. 162 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Certificates) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 526 of 2015) |
| S. 169 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA System) Act 2014 (Certificates) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 526 of 2015) |