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 Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009
No. 19 of 2009
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 |
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| Whole Act | 12 July 2009 | 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.
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Commencement Source |
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| S. 1 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(a) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(a) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(a), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 1(c) amended | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (32/2023), ss. 1(2), 50(a) | 15 May 2024 | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 215 of 2024), art. 2(e) |
| S. 2 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(b) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(b) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(b)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 2(4)(b) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(b)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 2(5) inserted | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (32/2023), ss. 1(2), 50(b) | 15 May 2024 | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 215 of 2024), art. 2(e) |
| S. 3 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(c) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(c) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(c), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 4(1A) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(d) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 4(1A) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(d)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3A) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(d)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 4(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(d)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(d)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 5(2)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(e)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(e)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 5(7) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(e) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(e)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(e)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(1) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(i) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(2) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(7)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(iii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(12)(aa) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(iv), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 7(12)(aa) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 7(12)(ab) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(iv) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 8(1) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(i) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(2)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(7)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(iii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(10)(aa) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 8(10)(aa) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(iv), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 8(10)(ab) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(iv) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(i)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(i) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(ii)(I), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(ia) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(ii)(II), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(ib) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(h)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(i)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 11(10) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(h)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 11(11)(b) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 12 substituted with transitional provisions | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(i), (2)-(5) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 12(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(j) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(j), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4)(a) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(i)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4)(b) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(ba) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(III) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(d) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(IV) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(d)(i) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(i)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(e) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(V) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 14 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(k) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 14(1) substituted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 14(4)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(ii)(I) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(k)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 14(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(ii)(II) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(k)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 15(2)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(l) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(l) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(l), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 16(1) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(m) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7(7) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 8(7) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 16 | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 16 (1) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Revenue Commissioners) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 290 of 2009) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (An Garda Síochána) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 275 of 2009) |