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

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	7 July 1993	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Wrt. child offence under, power to proceed in absence of child	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 251, sch. 1
Mode of charging wrt. child offence under.	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 253, sch. 1
Power to arrest without warrant for child offence under.	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 254, sch. 1
Power to order depositions wrt. child offence under.	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 255, sch. 1
Presumption of age wrt. child offence under.	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 256, sch. 1
S. 1(2)(a) deleted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(a)
S. 2 offence for the purposes of 24/2012, s. 2	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2) & sch. 1
S. 3 offence for the purposes of 24/2012, s. 2	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2) & sch. 1
S. 3 repealed	15/2006, s. 8
S. 3 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, sch., pars. 11, 12, 14
	4/1997, ss. 10, 21, sch. 1
S. 3 provision relating to bail	16/1997, ss. 1, 13 (2), sch., pars. 12 (a), 29, 30
S. 3 application extended	38/1996, s.2, sch.
S. 3(c), (d) amended	14/1997, ss. 1, 13, sch. 1, par. 10
S. 4 repealed	15/2006, s. 8
S. 4 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, sch., pars. 11, 12, 14
S. 4 application extended	38/1996, s.2, sch.
S. 5 repealed	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 24
S. 5(1) offence for the purposes of s. 2 of 24/2012 in certain circs.	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2) & sch. 2
S. 5 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, sch., pars. 11, 12, 14
	4/1997, ss. 10, 21, sch. 1
S. 5, provision relating to bail	16/1997, ss. 1, 13 (2), sch., pars. 12 (b), 29, 30
S. 5 application extended	38/1996, s.2, sch.
S. 6 substituted	6/2007, s. 2
	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 250
S. 6(1) offence for the purposes of 24/2012, s. 2	36/2015, ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3
	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2) & sch. 1
S. 6(2) repealed	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 24
S. 6(2) offence for the purposes of s. 2 of 24/2012 in certain circs.	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2) & sch. 2
S. 7 saver	8/2008, ss. 5(5), 15(2)
S. 7A inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(b)
S. 8(2) substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(c)
Ss. 9, 11, provisions relating to bail.	16/1997, ss. 1, 13 (2), sch., pars. 12 (c), 29, 30
S. 9(i), (ii) substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(d)
S. 10(1) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(e)
S. 10(2) form prescribed	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 34, rl. 9, forms 34.20, 34.21, sch. B
S. 11(i) substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(f)
S. 13(1) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 25(g)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
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