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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act in so far as not already commenced	15 May 2000	Bail Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order 2000(S.I. No. 118 of 2000)
Ss. 1-4 in respect of persons who have been or are to be sent, sent forward, transferred or otherwise brought for trial in a Special Criminal Court pending trial by that court, during and after such trial until conviction or acquittal, or pending the outcome of an appeal against a conviction or sentence imposed by that court	4 September 1998	Bail Act 1997 (Sections 1 - 4 ) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 315 of 1998), art. 2
Ss. 5 - 9	15 May 2000	Bail Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 118 of 2000), art. 2
S. 10	2 June 1998	Bail Act 1997 (Section 10) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 140 of 1998), art. 2
Ss. 11 - 13	15 May 2000	Bail Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 118 of 2000), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Bail Acts	29/2007, s. 1(3)
S. 1(1) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 5
S. 1A ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 6
S. 2(2) substituted	14/2017, ss. 5, 13(2)
Ss. 2(2A)-(2D) ins.	56/2015, ss. 3(2), 1(a)
S. 2(4) ins.	56/2015, ss. 3(2), 1(b)
S. 2A ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 7
S. 4(2A) inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 32(a)
S. 4(5) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 32(b)
S. 5(1) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 8(a)
	15/2002, s. 33(a)
S. 5(2)(a) substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 8(b)
S. 5(3) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 8(c)
S. 5(3) amended	15/2002, s. 33(a)
S. 5(4) subsection inserted	24/2001, ss. 2(1), 89
S. 5(5) subsec. ins.	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(a)
S. 6(1)(a) substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 9(a)
S. 6(1)(b) amended	14/2017, ss. 6(a), 13(2)
S. 6(1)(b)(i) amended	7/2022, ss. 1(2), 5(1) and sch. 3 ref. 2
S. 6(1)(b)(vi) - (viii) inserted	14/2017, ss. 6(b), 13(2)
S. 6(3A) subsec. ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 9(b)
S. 6(8) amended	14/2017, ss. 6(c), 13(2)
S. 6(10) inserted	14/2017, ss. 6(d), 13(2)
S. 6A ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 10
S. 6B ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 11
S. 6B(1) amended	14/2017, ss. 7, 13(2)
S. 6C ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 12
S. 6D ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 13
S. 6D, trans. of functns. under	S.I. No. 480 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(a), schedule
S. 8(1) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 14(a)
S. 8(2) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 14(b)
	15/2002, s. 33(b)
S. 8(3) am.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 14(c)
S. 9 substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 15
	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(b)
S. 9(1) (7) amended	15/2002, s. 33(c)
S. 9A inserted	14/2017, ss. 8, 13(2)
S. 9B inserted	14/2017, ss. 9, 13(2)
S. 11A ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 16
Sch. par. 3 deleted	26/1997, ss. 22, 30(a), 32(2), (3)
Sch. par. 4 deleted	26/1997, ss. 22, 30(b), 32(2), (3)
Sch. par. 5 deleted	26/1997, ss. 22, 30(c), 32(2), (3)
Sch. par. 6A ins.	30/2006, s. 66 and sch. 3, par. 6
Sch. par. 7 substituted	26/1997, ss. 22, 30(d), 32(2), (3)
Sch., para. 7(aa) inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(a)(i)
Sch. 2, para 7(ab) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(i)
Sch. para. 7(ba) inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(a)(ii)
Sch. 2, para 7(bb) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(ii)
Sch. 2, para 7(ca) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(iii)
Sch. para. 7(h) substituted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(a)(iii)
Sch. 2, para 7(ga) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(iv)
Sch. 2, para 7(ha) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(v)
Sch. 2, para 7(ia) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(a)(vi)
Sch. par. 7A ins.	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(c)(i)
Sch. 2, para 8(aa) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(b)
Sch. par. 8A ins.	8/2008, ss. 14, 15(2)
Sch. par. 10 substit.	15/2006, s. 7(4)
Sch. par. 12A ins.	22/1998, ss. 1(2), 12
Sch. para. 12A(aa) inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 50(a)
Sch. para. 12A(ba) inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 50(b)
Sch. par. 12B ins.	6/2007, s. 4(3).
Sch. para. 12C inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 50(c)
Sch. par. 14 substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 17(a)
Sch. par. 16 substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 17(b)
Sch. par. 16A ins.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 17(c)
Sch. par. 17 substituted	50/2001, ss. 1(2), 64
Sch. 2, para 18(aa) inserted	41/2024, ss. 1(2), 11(c)
Sch. par. 18A ins.	4/2008, ss. 1(2), 25
Sch. para. 19(b) substituted	14/2017, ss. 10, 13(2)
Sch. para. 19(c) inserted	14/2017, ss. 10, 13(2)
Sch. par. 22A ins.	29/2004, s. 12
Sch. par. 23 deleted	50/2001, s. 64
Sch. par. 24 deleted	50/2001, s. 64
Sch. par. 25 substit.	39/1998, s. 16
Sch. par. 27A inserted	29/2000, ss. 8, 13(2)
Sch. par. 27A deleted	42/2021, ss. 1(2), 22(a)
Sch. par. 28(c) substit.	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(c)(ii)
Sch. par. 28(d) inserted	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(c)(ii)
Sch. par. 28A am.	32/2009, s. 15
Sch. par. 28A substit.	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(c)(iii)
Sch., par. 28A ins.	26/2006, s. 79
Sch. par. 30 substit.	29/2007, ss. 1(2), 17(d)
Sch. par. 31 ins.	11/2000, s. 10
Sch. par. 32 ins.	16/2000, s. 9
Sch. par. 33 ins.	2/2005, s. 60
Sch. par. 34 ins.	28/2009, ss. 1(3), 48(c)(iv)
Sch. par. 35 ins.	6/2010, ss. 1(2), 113
Sch. par. 36 ins.	22/2010, ss. 23, 26(2)
Sch. par. 37 ins.	13/2011, s. 13
Sch. par. 38 ins.	11/2012, s. 14, 16(2)
Sch. par. 38 substituted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(b)
Sch. par. 39 inserted	11/2017, ss. 14, 17(2)
Sch. par. 39 inserted	9/2018, ss. 1(2), 25
Sch. par. 39 substituted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(b)
Sch. par. 39A inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(b)
Sch. par. 40 inserted	9/2018, ss. 1(2), 25
Sch. par. 40 substituted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 66(b)
Sch. par. 41 inserted	31/2018, ss. 1(2), 29
Sch. par. 42 inserted	32/2020, ss. 9, 13(2)
Sch. par. 43 inserted	13/2021, ss. 16(2), schedule 3, 17(5)
Sch. par. 43 inserted	42/2021, ss. 1(2), 22(b)
Sch. par. 44 inserted	42/2021, ss. 1(2), 22(b)
Sch., par. 45 inserted	8/2024, ss. 3, 5(2)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act