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.
Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012
No. 24 of 2012
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sch. 1, para. 12A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(i) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para. 13 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(ii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para. 18(aa) inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(a)(i) | 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 18(ab) inserted | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(i) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para. 18(ba) inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(a)(ii) | 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 18(bb) inserted | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(ii) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para 18(ca) inserted | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iii) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para 18(da) inserted | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iv) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para. 21 inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(iii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2, para. 11 substituted | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(b) | ||
| Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(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. 2, para. 12 inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(b) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| Ss. 5, 6 | Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information On Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 224 of 2025) |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 159 of 2015) | |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 197 of 2014 | |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 402 of 2013) | |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 1 of 2013) | |
| S. 10 | Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information On Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 224 of 2025) |
| Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 159 of 2015) |