Updated to 7 November 2025 (Act No. 11 of 2025 and S.I. No. 534 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998
No. 22 of 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 29 July 1998 | Commenced under s. 1(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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrt child offence under, power to proceed in absence of child | Children Act, 2001 (24/2001), ss. 2 (1), 251, sch. 1 | 1 May 2002 | Children Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 151 of 2002), art. 2(p) |
| Mode of charging for child offence under | Children Act, 2001 (24/2001), ss. 2 (1), 253, sch. 1 | 1 May 2002 | Children Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 151 of 2002), art. 2(p) |
| Power to arrest without warrent for child offence under | Children Act, 2001 (24/2001), ss. 2 (1), 254, sch. 1 | 1 May 2002 | Children Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 151 of 2002), art. 2(p) |
| Power to order depositions for child offence under | Children Act, 2001 (24/2001), ss. 2 (1), 255, sch. 1 | 1 May 2002 | Children Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 151 of 2002), art. 2(p) |
| Presumption of age wrt. child offence under | Children Act, 2001 (24/2001), ss. 2 (1), 256, sch. 1 | 1 May 2002 | Children Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 151 of 2002), art. 2(p) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 9 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 3 offence for the purposes of | Children First Act 2015 (36/2015), ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3 | 11 December 2015 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (24/2012), ss. 2, 12(2), sch. 1 | 1 August 2012 | Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 281 of 2012), art. 2 | |
| S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B)) provision for anonymity of victims | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 11(2), 15(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B) exclusion from proceedings | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 10(1), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B)) application extended | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 7, 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3 provision relating to the commission of offence under | Sex Offenders Act, 2001 (18/2001), ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16 | 27 September 2001 | Sex Offenders Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 426 of 2001), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1) Court approval for exercise of powers where acquittal | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (27/2010), ss. 1(2), 7, 15- 18, schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 3 (1) re-trial procedure for offence under | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (27/2010), ss. 1(2), 7-14, schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1) substit. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 3(a), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3(2) substit. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 3(a), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3(2A), (2B) deleted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 10(a) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 3(2A) subsec. ins. | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 6(a) | 7 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(2B) subsec. ins | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 6(a) | 7 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(3) substit. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 3(b), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007 (6/2007), s. 6(b) | 7 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 3(4) subsec. ins. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 3(b), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3(5) amended | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 3(5) subsec. ins. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (8/2008), ss. 3(b), 11(2) | 7 June 2008 | Commenced as per s. 15(2) |
| S. 3A ins. | Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Act 2013 (24/2013), ss. 3, 5(2) | 9 August 2013 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 4 offence for the purposes of | Children First Act 2015 (36/2015), ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3 | 11 December 2015 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (24/2012), ss. 2, 12(2), sch. 1 | 1 August 2012 | Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 281 of 2012), art. 2 | |
| S. 4 provision relating to the commission of offence under. | Sex Offenders Act, 2001 (18/2001), ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16 | 27 September 2001 | Sex Offenders Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 426 of 2001), art. 2 |
| S. 4A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 11 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 5 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 12 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 5 provision relating to the commission of offence under | Sex Offenders Act, 2001(18/2001), ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16 | 27 September 2001 | Sex Offenders Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 426 of 2001), art. 2 |
| S. 5A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017(2/2017), ss. 1(2), 13 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 6 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017(2/2017), ss. 1(2), 14 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 6 provision relating to the commission of offence under | Sex Offenders Act, 2001 (18/2001), ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16 | 27 September 2001 | Sex Offenders Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 426 of 2001), art. 2 |
| S. 13 new section inserted | Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Act 2004 (17/2004), s. 1 | 2 June 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13(a) am. | Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013(33/2013), ss. 1(2), 131 | 25 September 2013 | Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 362 of 2013), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |