Updated to 30 July 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 388 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
No. 2 of 2017
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement 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 except 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. 41-45 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 46, 47 | 26 February 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 48-50 | 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 Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 22(5) repealed with retrospective effect | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(3)(a), 19 | 31 August 2024 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 391 of 2024), arts. 2 |
| S. 29(2) repealed | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(3)(b) | 31 August 2024 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 391 of 2024), arts. 2 |
| 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) | 27 November 2017 | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 38 deleted | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017), ss. 1(2), 6(b) | 27 November 2017 | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 58 inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 4, 6(2) | 2 September 2019 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 436 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(b) amended | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(a) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(c) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(a) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(b) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 | |
| S. 58(7)(ca) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(b) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(d) inserted | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(c) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Schedule inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 5, 6(2) | 2 September 2019 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 436 of 2019), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs 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) |