Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009
No. 19 of 2009
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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| Whole Act | 12 July 2009 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
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| S. 1 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(a) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(a) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(a), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 1(c) amended | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (32/2023), ss. 1(2), 50(a) | 15 May 2024 | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 215 of 2024), art. 2(e) |
| S. 2 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(b) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(b) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(b)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 2(4)(b) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(b)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 2(5) inserted | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (32/2023), ss. 1(2), 50(b) | 15 May 2024 | Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 215 of 2024), art. 2(e) |
| S. 3 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(c) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(c) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(c), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 4(1A) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(d) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 4(1A) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(d)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3A) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(d)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 4(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(d)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(d)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 5(2)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(e)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(e)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 5(7) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(e) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(e)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(e)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(1) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(i) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(2) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(7)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(iii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 7(12)(aa) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(f)(iv), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 7(12)(aa) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(f)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 7(12)(ab) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(f)(iv) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 8(1) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(i) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(2)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(7)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(iii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 8(10)(aa) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(g)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 8(10)(aa) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(g)(iv), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 8(10)(ab) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(g)(iv) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(i)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(i) amended | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(ii)(I), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(ia) inserted | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(ii)(II), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(c)(ib) inserted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(h)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 11(5)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(i)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 11(10) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(ii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(h)(ii) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(h)(iii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 11(11)(b) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(h)(iii) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 12 substituted with transitional provisions | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(i), (2)-(5) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 12(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(j) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(j), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4)(a) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(i)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(I) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 | |
| S. 13(4)(b) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(ba) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(III) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(d) substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(IV) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(d)(i) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(i)(II) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(e) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(j)(ii)(V) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 14 amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(k) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| S. 14(1) substituted | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(i) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 14(4)(a) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(ii)(I) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(k)(i), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 14(5) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(k)(ii)(II) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(k)(ii), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 15(2)(c) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 281(1)(l) | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(l) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 3 of 2015), ss. 13(l), 14(4) | 27 April 2015 | Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 150 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 16(1) amended | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(m) | 27 September 2023 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 448 of 2023), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7(7) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 8(7) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 16 | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 46 of 2017) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Defence Forces) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 80 of 2010) | |
| S. 16 (1) | Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (Revenue Commissioners) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 290 of 2009) |
| Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (Written Record of Approval) (An Garda Síochána) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 275 of 2009) |