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.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), 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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act, Part 3 (ss. 14-25) included in collectively cited National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts | s. 1(2) | ||
| S. 5(5)(c) amended | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 21 | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 12 section designated as s. 12(1) | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 12(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 12(2) inserted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(c) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1 part 1 para. 4 substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(a) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 part 2 para. 17(ba) inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(i)(I) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 part 2 para. 17(ca) inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(i)(II) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 part 2, para. 22A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(ii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 1(d) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 1(e) deleted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 1(o) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 1(p), (q) inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 3(b) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |