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Updated to 17 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 160 of 2024)

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
No. 2 of 2017

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-27 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
Ss. 28-32 2 September 2019 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Part 5) (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 434 of 2019), art. 2
S. 33 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(a)
S. 34 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(b)
S. 35 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(c)
S. 36 insofar as it inserts s. 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(d)
S. 36 other than insofar as it inserts s. 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 37 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(e)
S. 38 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 39 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(f)
S. 40 30 May 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(g)
Ss. 41-44 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 45 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 46 26 February 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2
S. 47 26 February 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2
S. 48 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 49 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 50 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 51(a) 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art 2
S. 51(b) 26 February 2018 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2
S. 51(c) 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
S. 52 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 53-57 27 March 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 36 save insofar as it inserts section 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 deleted Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017), ss. 1(2), 6(a)
S. 38 deleted Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017), ss. 1(2), 6(b)
S. 58 inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 4, 6(2)
S. 58(7)(b) amended Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(a)
S. 58(7)(c) amended Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(a)
  Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(b)
S. 58(7)(ca) inserted Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(b)
S. 58(7)(d) inserted Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(c)
Schedule inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 5, 6(2)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 1(2) Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018)
  Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018)
  Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017)