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Updated to 25 May 2023 (Act No.12 of 2023 and S.I. No. 266 of 2023)

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
No. 28 of 2017

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-18 27 November 2017 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2
S. 19(1), (2)(a), 2(b) 27 November 2017 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2
S. 19(2)(c) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(a)
Ss. 20-29 27 November 2017 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2
S. 30(a) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(i)
S. 30(b)(i) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(ii)
S. 30(b)(ii) (District Court sitting in District No. 4) 15 December 2021 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 694 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 30(b)(ii) ( District Court sitting in District No. 16) 15 December 2021 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 694 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 30(b)(ii) (District Court sitting in District No. 17) 15 December 2021 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 694 of 2021), art. 2(c)
S. 30(b)(ii) (District Court sitting in District No. 20) 15 December 2021 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 694 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 30(b)(ii) (District Court sitting in District No. 21) 15 December 2021 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 694 of 2021), art. 2(e)
S. 30(b)(ii) for a Special Criminal Court 30 June 2022 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 309 of 2022), art. 2
S. 30(b)(ii) for the Central Criminal Court, the Circuit Court, the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court and the District Courts sitting in Districts 1-3, 5-10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22-25 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(iii)
S. 30(b)(ii) other than for the Central Criminal Court, the Circuit Court, the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court and the District Courts sitting in Districts 1-3, 5-10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22-25 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 30(b)(iii) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(iv)
S. 30(c) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(v)
S. 30(d) for the Central Criminal Court, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(vi)
S. 30(d) other than for the Central Criminal Court, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 30(e), (f) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(vii)
S. 30(g) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(viii)
S. 30(h) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(ix)
S. 30(i)  30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(x)
S. 30(j)-(l) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(xi)
S. 30(m)  30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(xii)
S. 30(n) 30 May 2018 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018), art. 3(b)(xiii)
Ss. 31-37 27 November 2017 Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 2(1) amended Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 56
S. 8(2)(m)(iia) inserted Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 80(a)
S. 8(2)(m)(iiia) inserted Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 80(b)
S. 8(2)(m)(iva) inserted Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 41(a)(i)
S. 8(2)(m)(ivb) inserted Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 41(a)(i)
S. 8(2)(m)(v) amended Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 80(c)
  Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 41(a)(ii)
S. 8(9) inserted Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 41(b)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 1(2) Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 173 of 2018)
  Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017)