Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006
No. 11 of 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-12 | 1 June 2006 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2 |
| S. 13(1) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under S. 26(2) | |
| Ss. 13(2)-(10) | 1 June 2006 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Ss. 14-26 | 1 June 2006 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Schs. 1, 2 | 1 June 2006 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer of cert. functions under | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | ||
| S. 1 amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 2, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 3(2A) inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 3, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3)(aa) inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(a), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3)(b)(i) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(b), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3)(b)(ii) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(c), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(5)(bb) inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(d), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(5)(c) form of warrant prescribed | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(a) & form 6 | ||
| S. 4(5)(c)(i) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(e), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(5)(c)(ii) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(f), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(6) substituted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(g), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 4(6)(a) form of order prescribed | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(1) & form 5 | ||
| S. 5(2) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 5, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 5(2) form prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(2) & form 13 | ||
| S. 5(3)(a) form prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(3) & form 14 | ||
| S. 5(3)(b) procedure & form prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(4) & form 15 | ||
| S. 7(5) deleted | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 65(a) | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(b), (c) |
| S. 10 establishment day appointed | Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board (Establishment Day) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 499 of 2006), art. 2 | ||
| S. 11(2) amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 6, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 12(5) 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. 13(1) deleted | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(1) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(2) renumbered as s. 13(1) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(3) renumbered as s. 13(2) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(3)(b) substituted | Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 24 of 2007), ss. 1(2), 11 & sch. 4 | ||
| S. 13(3)(a) and (b)applied | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(e) | ||
| S. 13(3)(a) form prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(b) & form 7 | ||
| S. 13(3)(b) form prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(b) & form 7 | ||
| S. 13(4) renumbered as s. 13(3) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(4)* amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(a), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(b) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 | |
| S. 13(5) renumbered as s. 13(4) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(6) renumbered as s. 13(5) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(6)* amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(b), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(c) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 | |
| S. 13(7) renumbered as s. 13(6) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(7)(b)* amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(c), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 13(8)* amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(d), 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 13(8) renumbered as s. 13(7) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(8)(a) substituted | Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 24 of 2007), ss. 1(2), 11 & sch. 4 | ||
| S. 13(9) amended | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(d) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(9) renumbered as s. 13(8) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13(10) renumbered as s. 13(9) | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a) | 1 August 2006 | Criminal Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 390 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S. 13A inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 13B inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 13C inserted | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 15(9)(b) construction of references "General Register of Medical Practitioners" | Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007), ss. 1(3), 108(2) | 16 March 2009 | Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 40 of 2009), art. 2 |
| S. 19(1) form & procedure prescribed under | Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 25 & form 4 | ||
| Sch. 1, para. 1 amended | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(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. 2 amended | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(b) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 65(b) | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(b), (c) | |
| Sch. 1, para. 7 amended | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(c) | 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. 8A inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(d) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 2 amended | Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 9, 11(2) | 8 February 2011 | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3(2) | Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Designation of Centre) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 142 of 2020) |
| S. 10 | Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board (Establishment Day) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 499 of 2006) |