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Updated to 19 May 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025 and S.I. No. 193 of 2025)

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Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012
No. 24 of 2012

Contents

Commencement
Amendments and other effects
SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	1 August 2012	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 281 of 2012), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision	Affecting Provision Commencement Date	Commencement Source
Sch. 1, para. 12A inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(i)	27 March 2017	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
Sch. 1, para. 13 substituted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(ii)	27 March 2017	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
Sch. 1, para. 18(aa) inserted	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(a)(i)	1 November 2023	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g)
Sch. 1, para 18(ab) inserted	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(i)	31 December 2024	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2
Sch. 1, para. 18(ba) inserted	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(a)(ii)	1 November 2023	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g)
Sch. 1, para 18(bb) inserted	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(ii)	31 December 2024	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2
Sch. 1, para 18(ca) inserted	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iii)	31 December 2024	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2
Sch. 1, para 18(da) inserted	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iv)	31 December 2024	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2
Sch. 1, para. 21 inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(a)(iii)	27 March 2017	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2
Sch. 2, para. 11 substituted	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(b)
	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 80(b)	1 November 2023	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g)
Sch. 2, para. 12 inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 53(b)	27 March 2017	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
Ss. 5, 6	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 159 of 2015)
	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 197 of 2014
	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 402 of 2013)
	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 1 of 2013)
S. 10	Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Prescribed Organisations and Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 159 of 2015)