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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 2006
No. 15 of 2006

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Whole Act 2 June 2006 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 1 amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 15
S. 2 substituted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 16
S. 2 application extended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 42(1)-(4)
S. 2 Court approval for exercise of powers where acquittal Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7, 15-18 and schedule
S. 2 offence for purposes of European Union (Passenger Name Record Data) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 177 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 2 and sch. 2(2)
  Criminal Justice Act 1994 (15/1994), s. 3 and sch. 1A part 2, as inserted by S.I. No. 540 of 2017, reg. 18
  Children First Act 2015 (No. 36 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3
  Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (37/2013), ss. 1(2). 30 and sch. part 1 item 11
  Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (24/2012), ss. 2 and sch. 1, 12(2)
S. 3 substituted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 17
S. 3 application extended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 42(1)-(4)
S. 3 offence for purposes of European Union (Passenger Name Record Data) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 177 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 2 and sch. 2(2)
  Criminal Justice Act 1994 (15/1994), s. 3 and sch. 1A part 2, as inserted by S.I. No. 540 of 2017, reg. 18
  Children First Act 2015 (No. 36 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3
  Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (37/2013), ss. 1(2). 30 and sch. part 1 item 11
  Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (24/2012), ss. 2 and sch. 1, 12(2)
S. 2 re-trial procedure for offence under Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7-14 and Schedule
S. 3(2)(a) amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 6 of 2007), s. 5(1)(a)
S. 3(2)(b) amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 6 of 2007), s. 5(1)(b)
S. 3(4)(a) amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 6 of 2007), s. 5(1)(c)
S. 3(4)(b) amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 6 of 2007), s. 5(1)(d)
S. 3A inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 18
S. 3A application extended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 42(1)-(4)
S. 3A offence for purposes of Criminal Justice Act 1994 (15/1994), s. 3 and sch. 1A part 1, as inserted by S.I. No. 540 of 2017, reg. 18
S. 6(1A) new subsection inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences)(Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 6 of 2007), s. 5(2)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
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