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

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012
No. 47 of 2012

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-19 29 April 2016 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016)
S. 20 Not yet commenced. Require commencement order under s. 1(3)
Ss. 21-32 29 April 2016 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016)
Sch. 1, 2 29 April 2016 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision
Commencement Date		 Commencement Source
S. 3(1) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 15(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 3(1)(d) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 15(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 7(2) amended Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(a) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 7(2)(f) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 16 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 9(3)(k) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 17(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 9(9) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 17(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 12(3A) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 12(4) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 12(5) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(c) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 13(2) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 13(5)(I) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 13(6A) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(c) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 14(4)(a)(i) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 20(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 14(4A) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 20(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 14A inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 21 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 14A(4)(c) amended Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(a) 31 December 2024 Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2
S. 16(1) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 16(2) substituted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 16(3) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(c) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 18(3) application extended National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016), reg. 3 29 April 2016 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016)
S. 20(1) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 23(a)(i), (ii) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 20(3) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 23(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 21(1) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 24(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 21(3) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 24(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 31 amended by the designation of that section as subsection (1) Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 31(1) amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
S. 31(2) inserted Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(c) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
Sch. 1. part 1, para. 1(a) amended Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 19, 23(2) 30 September 2024 Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l)
Sch. 1 para. 7 amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 27(a) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
Sch. 1 part 1 para. 16 inserted Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), ss. 11, 13(3) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 13(3)
Sch. 2 amended Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(b)(i) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 7 amended Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 27(b) 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
Sch. 2 para. 12 inserted Children First Act 2015 (No. 36 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 18(7) 1 May 2016 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2(a)
  Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 28 29 April 2016 Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2
Sch. 2, para 13 inserted Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(b)(ii) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 52 1 January 2019 Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2
Sch. 3, para 17 amended Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(b) 31 December 2024 Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 4 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 610 of 2017)
  National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 223 of 2016)
  National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016)
S. 18(4) National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016)
S. 21 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 610 of 2017)
  National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 223 of 2016)